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Does the personal persecution of the prophet have relevance to the global narrative of the book, or is this just here as color &#8211; to provide literary insight into the character of the man?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking back at the first chapter we see how Jeremiah was introduced: <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; Before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations\u2026.I have put my words in your mouth&#8230; today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jeremiah here is being set up for us, just as Moses was before, as an encapsulation of Israel as a whole. It was Israel who was chosen and formed in the womb, crucible of Egypt, it was Israel who was sanctified before birth and ordained as an intermediary to the nations. (Ex. 4:22)\u00a0 It was Israel who had God\u2019s word placed in its mouth (Isaiah 59:21) and placed \u2018above\u2019 the other nations (Duet. 28:13). We can also note that Jeremiah is established as a priest &#8211; establishing that just as Jeremiah is a priest among his people, so Israel was set up as a &#8220;nation of priests&#8221; among the nations. (Ex. 19:6)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our chapter\u2019s underlying message is now revealed: The men of Anathoth are not just out to get Jeremiah. As he personifies the soon-to-be-exiled Judah, they personify Judah&#8217;s enemies. God assured Jeremiah\/Israel that though they may be trapped in the hands of their enemies, they are not to heed their request not to represent God\u2019s name.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We can also understand why Jeremiah&#8217;s editor placed this narrative here. The segue is the last verse of the prior section (which should be a different chapter). After again promising doom on Judah for their abandonment of the covenant, God again reiterated to Jeremiah (11:14) \u201cDo not pray for this nation.\u201d He doesn\u2019t, at least not explicitly, since he was forbidden, but he prays for himself while personifying Israel in exile, and God answers him with a coded message of consolation for Israel, while reaffirming the purpose of the exile: that they indeed speak the word of God in foreign lands, without fear.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Image: Michelangelo, Jeremiah (detail), Sistine Chapel, 1511 \/ 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