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  1. Deserters<\/em>? There were those who understood there to be no chance, and preferred to surrender themselves to the Babylonians , and save their own lives. In the next chapter, we\u2019ll see that Jeremiah actually encourages this route. Then there are those who try to prevent it, such as Irijah son of Shelemiah son of Hananiah, stationed at the gate.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. The problematic precedent of a temporary cessation of hostilities<\/em>. In the year 587 BCE, there apparently was a break in the siege on Jerusalem, perhaps due to the advance of the Egyptian army northwards. The temporary break gave the people hope because the circumstances reminded them of their salvation in the time of Sennecharib. In the year 701 BCE, all of Judah was destroyed, and Jerusalem alone was left in a siege. The siege ended suddenly with the retreat of the Assyiran forces. The people, the king and the ministers are hoping for a second miracle, while it is left to Jeremiah to rain on their parade.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. No chance of change<\/em>. And the city will get destroyed in any event. That\u2019s what Jeremiah says in verse 10. Even if you succeed in attacking the Chaldean camp and overcame all their soldiers \u201cand only wounded men were left lying in their tents, they would get up and burn this city down!\u201d By the way, it could be that this image too is meant to be reminiscent of the story of the rescue from the siege of Sennecharib. 114 years ago, according to 2 Kings 19:35 – \u201cThat night an angel of the LORD went out and struck down one hundred and eighty-five thousand in the Assyrian camp, and the following morning they were all dead corpses.\u201d This time, nothing can help Jerusalem, not even hitting the enemy soldiers.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Who\u2019s the king here<\/em>? Good question! It is the ministers who determine the fate of Jeremiah. Zedekiah is the king who wants to meet with him, has to do it in secret. But at least he gives the command to change the conditions of his imprisonment. In the next chapter, this relationship will deteriorate even further.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Where are all those false prophets now<\/em>? That\u2019s what Jeremiah asks with frustration in verse 19. And the frustration is great: he is the true prophet, and he\u2019s in jail? 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