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Israel are scattered sheep, harried by lions. First the king of Assyria devoured them, and in the end King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon crunched their bones.<\/span>
\n<\/span>Assuredly, thus said the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel: I will deal with the king of Babylon and his land as I dealt with the king of Assyria.<\/span>
\n<\/span>And I will lead Israel back to his pasture, and he shall graze in Carmel and Bashan, and eat his fill in the hill country of Ephraim and in Gilead.<\/span>
\n<\/span>In those days and at that time \u2014declares the LORD\u2014 The iniquity of Israel shall be sought, and there shall be none; The sins of Judah, and none shall be found; For I will pardon those I allow to survive. (Jer. 50:17-20)<\/span><\/p>\n

The northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah finally get together again in the words of Jeremiah. So much animosity for such a long period of time since the death of King Solomon concludes with the hope that after they have been defeated by the Assyrians (the kingdom of Israel) and the Babylonians (the kingdom of Judah) \u201cTheir Redeemer is mighty, His name is LORD of Hosts. He will champion their cause\u2014 So as to give rest to the earth\u201d (Jer. 50:34).<\/span><\/p>\n

Jeremiah who lives after the Assyrian exile in the southern kingdom of Judah attempts to recreate the necessity of bonding between the two kingdoms. The Prophet realizes that the true enemy is attacking from outside and the alternative is to weave the internal web net of understanding each other and uniting both kingdoms. God will reside and guide the people of Israel composed by both kingdoms.<\/span><\/p>\n

When the matriarch Rachel cries for her children going into exile, she shares the tears of both kingdoms.<\/span><\/p>\n

Professor Marvin A. Sweeney sustains <\/span>Rachel\u2019s children in Jeremiah referred only to the northern tribes of Israel, i.e., the Joseph tribes (Ephraim and Manasseh), and Benjamin, who are, in fact, her children according to the Bible. They also naturally pass by Beth-el, which was a large city in the Northern Kingdom (Amos 7:13), on their way into exile and on their way back home. After the revision of the oracles in light of the destruction of Judah and the exile of the Judahites to Babylon, Rachel\u2019s crying no longer refers to only her \u201csons\u201d the Rachel tribes, but to all Israel and Judah, who would return to YHWH and Jerusalem following the Babylonian Exile.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Book of Jeremiah thus demonstrates both the continuity and the versatility of Jewish tradition, geopolitically, mixing the tears of Rachel\u2019s northern kingdom with Jeremiah\u2019s southern kingdom of Judah. God appears as the one who crowns the unification of the entire people, bringing solace and comfort and re-establishing harmony.<\/span><\/p>\n

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