6:4,5
Jeremiah is communicating what the enemies are saying, except that God is using them against Israel. It is really God leading the attack. And the army is prepared to attack at any time. Normally they would prefer to attack during the day, but since it is evening they will attack at night. The message is that there is no escape, the attack will definitely take place. Any thoughts that Judah might have had that there would be no attack are nothing more than wishful thinking.
6:6-8
We now get more description, and it is of God planning and preparing for the siege of Jerusalem. The people had a superstitious trust in Jerusalem and the temple, they needed to realise that righteousness is what really counts with God, trusting Him and obeying Him. Verse 8 indicates that all is not yet lost. If she took hold of her senses and repented then she could be saved. The purpose of all the graphic descriptions of the coming attack is to seek to make Jerusalem realise what the real problem was, which was her sinfulness. Exactly the same problem was encountered in Jesus’ day.
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