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Jeremiah and Lamentations: Babylonian Crisis

  1. Lesson One
    The Prophet Jeremiah (Jeremiah 1–6, 26–29, 35–38)
    19 Activities
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    4 Assessments
  2. Lesson Two
    Jeremiah: Idolatry and Anguish (Jeremiah 39–51)
    20 Activities
  3. Lesson Three
    Jeremiah: Shame and Dignity (Jeremiah 7–20)
    21 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  4. Lesson Four
    Jeremiah: A Future Hope (Jeremiah 21–25, 30–34)
    21 Activities
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    2 Assessments
  5. Lesson Five
    Lamentations
    21 Activities
  6. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
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    1 Assessment

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See a comparison of key themes in these accusations in the table below. Each involves the announcement of disaster and urging to prepare for a coming army. They also involve instruction to put on sackcloth, but the most striking passage in either may be Jeremiah’s exclamation in 4:19:

My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh the walls of my heart! My heart is beating wildly; I cannot keep silent, for I hear the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war. 
Jeremiah 4:19 ESV

Jeremiah 4:5–5:19 NIVJeremiah 5:20–6:30 NIV
Addressed toJudah, Jerusalem (4:5)Judah, Jacob (5:20)
AccusationRebellion (4:17)Rebellion (5:23)
AnnouncementDisaster (4:6)Preparation is urged (4:5-6)An army is coming (4:16)Disaster (6:1)Preparation is urged (6:1-2)An army is coming (6:22)
InstructionsPut on sackcloth (4:8)Put on sackcloth (6:26)
Jeremiah’s Response“Oh, my anguish” (4:19)“Anguish has gripped us” (6:24)

Adapted from: Elmer A. Martens, Jeremiah, 1986, pp. 59-60.