THE END
Ch. 52: The prose conclusion to the book reports the end of national life in Judah, but neither God nor Jeremiah appear in it. The purpose of this bleak report may be to describe the fulfillment of Jeremiah's prophetic word. The setting is the Exile, when Babylonian defeat is far from sight. The chapter is nearly identical to the account of Judah's fall that concludes the book of Kings (2 Kings 24.18-25.30). The narrative divides into six short scenes.
Read Jeremiah 51.1-16. In verses 1-3: King Jehoiakim and Zedekiah angered God, and Judah and Jerusalem were expelled from his presence. In verses 4-11: Zedekiah's failed escape and the tragedy of his capture and imprisonment and death suggest the possible fate awaiting Judah. In verses 12-16: The people are deported and divided with the poor remaining in the land. Comments or Questions..
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