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  1. The narrator, speaking for Jeremiah<\/em>. What did Jeremiah think and feel, in response to the remnant\u2019s rejection of his prophecy? Jeremiah does not express himself on that issue. But the narrator calls the people who refused to listen \u201carrogant\u201d (or wicked – v. 2), and emphasizes that they did not hearken to \u201cGod\u2019s word\u201d (vv. 4,7), thus negating their claim that Jeremiah does not truly represent the voice of God.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Surprising accusation<\/em>. In verse 3 the leaders of the remnant accuse Jeremiah \u201cIt is Baruch son of Neriah who is inciting you against us, so that we will be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans to be killed or to be exiled to Babylon!\u201d This is the only time in the book of Jeremiah that Baruch is presented as having his own opinions and influence, and not just as Jeremiah\u2019s assistant.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Nebuchadnezzar in Egypt<\/em>. When was Nebuchadnezzar in Egypt? From a partially preserved Babylonian chronicle we know that in the year 567 BCE Nebuchadnezzar went to war with Egypt, but the results aren\u2019t known. Regarding results, note that the prophecy speaks of Nebuchadnezzar\u2019s eventual safe return to his land (v. 12), and not conquest and rule.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. A shepherd\u2019s cloak<\/em>. The image in verse 12 describes the Babylonian army covering all Egypt \u201cas a shepherd wraps himself up in his garment\u201d – that is, completely.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Beit Shemesh in Egypt<\/em>? We\u2019re used to thinking of Beit Shemesh as somewhere on the way from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv. But that\u2019s the Hebrew translation of the name \u201cPar-ra\u201d for the Egyptian city On. This city was a focal point for sun worshiping, and there were many obelisks there that were part of that cult. 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