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\u201c\u05db\u05d4 \u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05d4\u05f3\u201d- So God said. This is our normative interpretation of how a prophecy is supposed to work- it is supposed to be a transmission or communication between God and the People of Israel via a chosen intermediary, a prophet. God chooses the prophet, gives him a message, and the prophet transmits the message to the people.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The prophet also has the opportunity to communicate back to God through prayer; he is allowed, or compelled, to defend the People to God and pray on their behalf. In other words, the prophet receives words from God, and is allowed to challenge God back with his words.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In broad terms, Jeremiah resembles other prophets in form and function. He also primarily communicates with God through words, and occasionally through visions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And yet, <\/span>as we have already seen<\/span><\/a>, Jeremiah is different. Jeremiah\u2019s body bears the pain and scars of his prophetic message. He is what he predicts, and the People of Israel see their future played out in the torment of Jeremiah\u2019s body. In this chapter, we hear again in verse 18 a phrase that makes clear the message is not just theoretical, \u201cFor I will surely deliver you, and you will not fall by the sword, but your life shall be for a spoil; because you trusted in Me, says God.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The message from above is clear: God controls the sword of Israel\u2019s enemy, and can use it to mete out punishment unto the Israelites, including Jeremiah. The best case scenario, according to this verse, is to escape physically intact.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Is this really a demonstration of God\u2019s grace or mercy? Jeremiah may be alive, but his body will always be a testament of the war that was raged over it. The suffering of the prophet’s people and of the prophet himself will be forever embedded in his body. His word- his essential tool of prophecy- is not sufficient. Jeremiah\u2019s body frequently becomes the medium upon which prophecy and prophetic metaphor are staged.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Though it is hard to stomach, the narrative that acts upon Jeremiah\u2019s body reminds us that there are people carrying trauma with them all the time, even if we can\u2019t see it on their bodies. When we meet someone, we might encounter scars, physical or emotional. Jeremiah teaches us that even suffering that doesn\u2019t leave a physical mark never truly leaves us, and we would be wise to treat everybody with compassion, as if they are carrying invisible wounds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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