Chapter 5
Jeremiah has poured out his heart, and confessed the sins of the nation. Now he calls upon the Lord to look with mercy upon them. Jeremiah briefly recounts some of the suffering and disgrace that they are enduring. Verses 1-18 sum up the situation, there is no earthly hope for the people of Israel.
The chapter closes with a heartfelt cry to God. And it is not one of unalloyed faith! He knows that God reigns and His throne endures forever. Yet it seems that He always forgets God. If we ever think that God overlooks us or forgets us we are not alone, and it is not an emotion that God is unaware of.
The chapter finishes with Jeremiah knowing that there are two ways that this can go. He wants God to restore them, and he knows that God can restore them. But it is also possible that He has utterly rejected them. We are completely dependent upon the mercy of God.
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