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Two momentous events are recorded in this chapter: one was of national import and one was individual. On the national level, the Babylonians heard that the Egyptians were coming to the aid of the Judeans, so they withdrew from the siege of Jerusalem (5). Particularly, Jeremiah was instructed to inform the king that the Babylonian retreat was only temporary (8) and he himself was told to leave the city and head for the territory of Benjamin\u2014from which he himself came (1:1).\u00a0 When he tried to exit the city through the \u201cBenjamin Gate,\u201d he was intercepted, accused of collaborating with the enemy (13), and thrown into prison (15).<\/span><\/p>\n

A key verse in this episode describes Jeremiah\u2019s actions as follows: \u201cJeremiah was going to leave Jerusalem and go to the territory of Benjamin <\/span>lachalik<\/span><\/i> there among the people\u201d (12). Our \u201cgo to\u201d translation rendered it as \u201cto share in some property\u201d (a <\/span>chelek<\/span><\/i> is a share), which is the rendition of the Aramaic Targum and followed by Rashi. Radak, perhaps influenced by the odd vocalization (<\/span>lachalik<\/span><\/i>, rather than <\/span>lehechalek<\/span><\/i>), chose another approach, identifying it with the noun <\/span>chalak<\/span><\/i> meaning smooth, yielding something akin to \u201cslipping out\u201d of the city.<\/span><\/p>\n

Shadal,* following Radak\u2019s lead, elaborated.<\/span><\/p>\n

In other words, he sought to sneak out of Jerusalem in the company of the people who were fleeing the city. This was because he knew the officials would be angry with him for saying the city would be burned [v.8]. At that time, the Chaldeans had departed, and all of his enemies and the false prophets were conspiring to kill him. Jeremiah never ceased sounding the word of God truthfully and faithfully; however, after completing his mission, he sought to distance himself from Jerusalem for a while until the crisis was over in order, thereafter, to return and prophesy in the name of God and assist his people, whether at home or in exile, as he had in the past.<\/span><\/p>\n

*For an explanation of our objectives in studying Shadal\u2019s commentary, <\/span>see our introduction<\/span><\/a> in Jeremiah chapter 1.<\/span><\/p>\n

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