Retribution and Divine Justice
Jeremiah 17:5–8, 14–18
ca. 1200–332 BCE
5Thus said the Lord:
Cursed is he who trusts in man,
Who makes mere flesh his strength,
And turns his thoughts from the Lord.
6He shall be like a bush in the desert,
Which does not sense the coming of good:
It is set in the scorched places of the wilderness,
In a barren land without inhabitant.
7Blessed is he who trusts in the Lord,
Whose trust is…
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ca. 7th–6th Centuries BCE
Jeremiah engaged in debates with royal officials and with other prophets in Jerusalem, urged submission to Babylonia, and was repeatedly imprisoned as a traitor.
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The classical prophetic books of the Hebrew Bible include many poetic or highly rhetorical prophecies addressed to the public at large.
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ca. 1200–332 BCE
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