Reading for September 7th

Read Jeremiah 14.1-10. In 14.1-27: Drought and wound. This chapter contains two poems, one concerning a drought (vv. 1-10) and one concerning the wounds of war ( vv. 17-22), with prose comment(vv. 11-16) between them. Though the actual drought may be behind the first poem, it stands here as an image of the destruction of the creation caused by the nation's sinfulness. In verse 3: The earth and the animals are affected by the people's idolatry as they return to empty cisterns, instead of the "fountain of the living water" (2.13). In verses 8-9: The peole speak in the language of worship, asking why God has forsaken them. In verse 10: God describes again the wandering, as they turn to other gods. Comments or Questions..