No matter how powerful and arrogant an empire becomes, can God make it fade to nothing? Let’s look at Jeremiah 50.
What did God say about a nation from the north, the Medes attacking Babylon?
This is what the Lord said concerning Babylon and the land of the Babylonians through the prophet Jeremiah: Tell the nations; proclaim it far and wide! Set up a flag; proclaim it far and wide! Hold nothing back; just shout it: “Babylon is captured; Bel is shamed; Marduk is panic-stricken. Her images are shamed; her idols are panic-stricken.” A nation from the north has risen up against her. It will decimate her land, and no one will live in it. Every living thing will flee. (Jer 50:1-3 CEB)
Will Israel and Judah eventually embrace the new covenant? Were they like lost sheep?
The Lord said: People of Israel and Judah, when these things happen you will weep, and together you will return to your land and worship me, the Lord your God. You will ask the way to Zion and then come and join with me in making an agreement [covenant] you won't break or forget.
My people, you are lost sheep abandoned in the mountains by their shepherds. You don't even remember your resting place. I am your true pastureland, the one who gave hope to your ancestors. But you abandoned me, so when your enemies found you, they felt no guilt as they gobbled you up. (Jer 50:4-7 CEV)
Would Babylon be conquered? Will the end times Babylon also be conquered?
“Flee from the midst of Babylon, and go out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as male goats before the flock. For behold, I am stirring up and bringing against Babylon a gathering of great nations, from the north country. And they shall array themselves against her. From there she shall be taken. Their arrows are like a skilled warrior who does not return empty-handed. Chaldea shall be plundered; all who plunder her shall be sated, declares the Lord. (Jer 50:8-10 ESV)
As God used Babylon to punish Judah, will He also punish Babylon and make it desolate?
Because you rejoice, because you sing in triumph—you who plundered My inheritance—because you frolic like a young cow treading grain and neigh like stallions, your mother will be utterly humiliated; she who bore you will be put to shame. Look! She will lag behind all the nations—a dry land, a wilderness, an Arabah. Because of the Lord’s wrath, she will not be inhabited; she will become a desolation, every bit of her. Everyone who passes through Babylon will be horrified and scoff because of all her wounds. Line up in battle formation around Babylon, all you archers! Shoot at her! Do not spare an arrow, for she has sinned against the Lord. (Jer 50:11-13 HCSB)
In being used by God to punish Judah, had Babylon not learned who God is?
Deploy the troops all around Babylon. All who bend the bow, shoot at her and spare no arrows, for she has sinned against the Lord. Raise a battle cry against her on every side. She has surrendered, her pillars have fallen, her walls are thrown down. For this is the vengeance of the Lord. Take vengeance on her; as she has done, do to her. Eliminate from Babylon the one who plants seeds and the one who uses the sickle at harvest time. Because of the oppressor’s sword, let each one turn toward his own people and flee to his own land.” (Jer 50:14-16 ISV)
Had the tribes of Israel been conquered first by Assyria and then by Babylon?
Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones. (Jer 50:17 KJV)
Will God pardon the remnant of Israel and Judah, because no sin will be found? How is that possible except in Jesus?
Therefore thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘Behold, I am going to punish the king of Babylon and his land, just as I punished the king of Assyria. And I will return Israel back to his pasture, and he will graze on Carmel and Bashan, and his desire will be satisfied in the hill country of Ephraim and Gilead. In those days and at that time,’ declares Yahweh, ‘search will be made for the iniquity of Israel, but there will be none; and for the sins of Judah, but they will not be found; for I will pardon those whom I leave as a remnant.’ (Jer 50:18-20 LSB)
Was Babylon also to be completely destroyed because they fought against the Lord?
“Against the land of Merathaim [double bitterness], go up against it, And against the inhabitants of Pekod [punishment]. Kill and completely destroy them,” declares the Lord, “And do according to everything that I have commanded you. The noise of battle is in the land, And great destruction.
How the hammer of the whole earth Has been cut off and broken! How Babylon has become An object of horror among the nations! I set a trap for you and you were also caught, Babylon, While you yourself were not aware; You have been found and also seized Because you have engaged in conflict with the Lord.”
The Lord has opened His armory And has brought out the weapons of His indignation, For it is a work of the Lord God of armies In the land of the Chaldeans. Come to her from the farthest border; Open up her barns, Pile her up like heaps of grain And completely destroy her, Let nothing be left to her.
Put all her bulls to the sword; Let them go down to the slaughter! Woe be upon them, for their day has come, The time of their punishment. There is a sound of fugitives and refugees from the land of Babylon, To declare in Zion the vengeance of the Lord our God, Vengeance for His temple. (Jer 50:21-28 NASB)
Had Babylon defied the Lord? Had she been an arrogant city? Have our nations been arrogant?
“Summon archers against Babylon, all those who draw the bow. Encamp all around her; let no one escape. Repay her for her deeds; do to her as she has done. For she has defied the Lord, the Holy One of Israel. Therefore, her young men will fall in the streets; all her soldiers will be silenced in that day,” declares the Lord.
“See, I am against you, you arrogant one,” declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty, “for your day has come, the time for you to be punished. The arrogant one will stumble and fall and no one will help her up; I will kindle a fire in her towns that will consume all who are around her.” (Jer 50:29-32 NIV)
Would God plead the case for Israel and Judah against their oppressors?
Thus says the Lord of hosts: “The children of Israel were oppressed, Along with the children of Judah; All who took them captive have held them fast; They have refused to let them go. Their Redeemer is strong; The Lord of hosts is His name. He will thoroughly plead their case, That He may give rest to the land, And disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon. (Jer 50:33-34 NKJV)
Is the lack of repentance from idolatry one reason that God is about to punish Babylon?
“The sword of destruction will strike the Babylonians,” says the Lord. “It will strike the people of Babylon—her officials and wise men, too. The sword will strike her wise counselors, and they will become fools. The sword will strike her mightiest warriors, and panic will seize them.
The sword will strike her horses and chariots and her allies from other lands, and they will all become like women. The sword will strike her treasures, and they all will be plundered. A drought will strike her water supply, causing it to dry up. And why? Because the whole land is filled with idols, and the people are madly in love with them. (Jer 50:35-38 NLT)
Is Babylon still a ruin to this very day, inhabited by wild animals?
Therefore the wild animals of the desert with the wolves will dwell there. The ostriches will dwell therein. It will be inhabited no more forever, neither will it be lived in from generation to generation. As when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and its neighbor cities,” says Yahweh, “so no man will dwell there, neither will any son of man live therein. (Jer 50:39-40 WEB)
Would Babylon be conquered from the north, by the Medes?
Look! An army is on the move from the northern regions. A powerful nation and many kings are coming from the ends of the earth. Equipped with bow and spear, they are cruel and show no mercy. Their horsemen sound like the roaring sea, arrayed in battle formation against you, Daughter Babylon. The king of Babylon has heard reports of them and is panic-stricken; distress overwhelms him, pain like that of a woman in labor. (Jer 50:41-43 CEB)
Who does God say is ultimately responsible for Babylon’s destruction?
Babylonia, I will attack you like a lion from the forest, attacking sheep in a meadow along the Jordan. In a moment the flock runs, and the land is empty. Who will I choose to attack you? I will do it myself! No one can force me to fight or chase me away.
Listen to my plans for you, people of Babylonia. Your children will be dragged off, and your country destroyed. The sounds of your destruction will be heard among the nations, and the earth will shake. (Jer 50:44-46 CEV)
Is there an end time Babylon that will experience a similar fate?
Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “So will Babylon the great city be thrown down with violence, and will be found no more; (Rev 18:21 ESV)
No matter how powerful and arrogant an empire becomes, can God make it fade to nothing? You decide!
Against Nations (Jeremiah 49)
What judgments did Jeremiah predict for surrounding nations, and what would God say about our modern nations? Let’s look at Jeremiah 49.
Against Ammon
Had Ammon seized territory from Gad, east of the Jordan River, while Israel was in exile?
Of the children of Ammon. Yahweh says: “Has Israel no sons? Has he no heir? Why then does Malcam [an idol, a king, Molech] possess Gad, and his people dwell in its cities? (Jer 49:1 WEB)
What is the modern name of the city of Rabbah, the capital of Ammon?
Therefore, the time is coming, declares the Lord, when I will sound the battle alarm against Rabbah [Amman], the capital city of the Ammonites. The city will be demolished, and its neighboring villages will be burned to the ground. Then Israel will repossess the land seized by its captors, says the Lord. Weep, you people of Heshbon; Ai has been destroyed. Wail, you daughters of Rabbah; put on funeral clothing, cry your eyes out, run for shelter. Milcom will surely go into exile, together with his priests and ministers. (Jer 49:2-3 CEB)
Is the arrogance that comes with wealth a deceptive delusion of safety?
You rebellious Ammonites trust your wealth and ask, “Who could attack us?” But I warn you not to boast when your strength is fading. I, the Lord All-Powerful, will send neighboring nations to strike you with terror. You will be scattered, with no one to care for your refugees. Yet someday, I will bring your people back home. I, the Lord, have spoken. (Jer 49:4-6 CEV)
Against Ammon
Had Ammon seized territory from Gad, east of the Jordan River, while Israel was in exile?
Of the children of Ammon. Yahweh says: “Has Israel no sons? Has he no heir? Why then does Malcam [an idol, a king, Molech] possess Gad, and his people dwell in its cities? (Jer 49:1 WEB)
What is the modern name of the city of Rabbah, the capital of Ammon?
Therefore, the time is coming, declares the Lord, when I will sound the battle alarm against Rabbah [Amman], the capital city of the Ammonites. The city will be demolished, and its neighboring villages will be burned to the ground. Then Israel will repossess the land seized by its captors, says the Lord. Weep, you people of Heshbon; Ai has been destroyed. Wail, you daughters of Rabbah; put on funeral clothing, cry your eyes out, run for shelter. Milcom will surely go into exile, together with his priests and ministers. (Jer 49:2-3 CEB)
Is the arrogance that comes with wealth a deceptive delusion of safety?
You rebellious Ammonites trust your wealth and ask, “Who could attack us?” But I warn you not to boast when your strength is fading. I, the Lord All-Powerful, will send neighboring nations to strike you with terror. You will be scattered, with no one to care for your refugees. Yet someday, I will bring your people back home. I, the Lord, have spoken. (Jer 49:4-6 CEV)
Against Edom
What does God have to say about Edom, south of the Dead Sea?
Concerning Edom. Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Is wisdom no more in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom vanished? Flee, turn back, dwell in the depths, O inhabitants of Dedan! For I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time when I punish him. If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave gleanings? If thieves came by night, would they not destroy only enough for themselves?
But I have stripped Esau bare; I have uncovered his hiding places, and he is not able to conceal himself. His children are destroyed, and his brothers, and his neighbors; and he is no more. Leave your fatherless children; I will keep them alive; and let your widows trust in me.” (Jer 48:7-11 ESV)
Would the capital city of Edom be punished and desolate?
“For this is what the Lord says: If those who do not deserve to drink the cup must drink it, can you possibly remain unpunished? You will not remain unpunished, for you must drink it too. For by Myself I have sworn”— this is the Lord’s declaration —“Bozrah will become a desolation, a disgrace, a ruin, and a curse, and all her cities will become ruins forever.” (Jer 49:12-13 HCSB)
Was Edom, a nation of terror, to become the least of nations?
I’ve heard a message from the Lord, and a messenger has been sent among the nations: “Gather together and come up against her, and rise up to fight. Indeed, I’ll make you the least of the nations, despised among men. The terror you cause and the pride of your heart have deceived you. You who live in hidden places in the rocks, who hold on to the heights of the hill, although you make your nest high like the eagle, I’ll bring you down from there,” declares the Lord. (Jer 49:14-16 ISV)
Were Sodom and Gomorrah, once in this region, a warning?
Also Edom shall be a desolation: every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof. As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the Lord, no man shall abide there, neither shall a son of man dwell in it. Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me? (Jer 49:17-19 KJV)
Did Teman, the grandson of Esau, give his name to a region in Edom?
Therefore hear the counsel of Yahweh which He has counseled against Edom, and His purposes which He has purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: surely they will drag them off, even the little ones of the flock; surely He will make their pasture desolate because of them. The earth has quaked at the noise of their downfall. There is an outcry! The noise of it has been heard at the Red Sea. Behold, He will mount up and swoop like an eagle and spread out His wings against Bozrah; and the hearts of the mighty men of Edom in that day will be like the heart of a woman in labor. (Jer 49:20-22 LSB)
What does God have to say about Edom, south of the Dead Sea?
Concerning Edom. Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Is wisdom no more in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom vanished? Flee, turn back, dwell in the depths, O inhabitants of Dedan! For I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time when I punish him. If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave gleanings? If thieves came by night, would they not destroy only enough for themselves?
But I have stripped Esau bare; I have uncovered his hiding places, and he is not able to conceal himself. His children are destroyed, and his brothers, and his neighbors; and he is no more. Leave your fatherless children; I will keep them alive; and let your widows trust in me.” (Jer 48:7-11 ESV)
Would the capital city of Edom be punished and desolate?
“For this is what the Lord says: If those who do not deserve to drink the cup must drink it, can you possibly remain unpunished? You will not remain unpunished, for you must drink it too. For by Myself I have sworn”— this is the Lord’s declaration —“Bozrah will become a desolation, a disgrace, a ruin, and a curse, and all her cities will become ruins forever.” (Jer 49:12-13 HCSB)
Was Edom, a nation of terror, to become the least of nations?
I’ve heard a message from the Lord, and a messenger has been sent among the nations: “Gather together and come up against her, and rise up to fight. Indeed, I’ll make you the least of the nations, despised among men. The terror you cause and the pride of your heart have deceived you. You who live in hidden places in the rocks, who hold on to the heights of the hill, although you make your nest high like the eagle, I’ll bring you down from there,” declares the Lord. (Jer 49:14-16 ISV)
Were Sodom and Gomorrah, once in this region, a warning?
Also Edom shall be a desolation: every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof. As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the Lord, no man shall abide there, neither shall a son of man dwell in it. Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me? (Jer 49:17-19 KJV)
Did Teman, the grandson of Esau, give his name to a region in Edom?
Therefore hear the counsel of Yahweh which He has counseled against Edom, and His purposes which He has purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: surely they will drag them off, even the little ones of the flock; surely He will make their pasture desolate because of them. The earth has quaked at the noise of their downfall. There is an outcry! The noise of it has been heard at the Red Sea. Behold, He will mount up and swoop like an eagle and spread out His wings against Bozrah; and the hearts of the mighty men of Edom in that day will be like the heart of a woman in labor. (Jer 49:20-22 LSB)
Against Damascus
Is much of this prophecy against Syrian cities yet to be fulfilled?
Concerning Damascus: “Hamath and Arpad are put to shame, For they have heard bad news; They despair. There is anxiety at the sea, It cannot be calmed. Damascus has become helpless; She has turned away to flee, And panic has gripped her; Distress and labor pains have seized her Like a woman in childbirth. How the city of praise has not been deserted, The town of My joy! Therefore, her young men will fall in her streets, And all the men of war will perish on that day,” declares the Lord of armies. “I will set fire to the wall of Damascus, And it will devour the fortified palace of Ben-hadad.” (Jer 49:23-27 NASB)
Is much of this prophecy against Syrian cities yet to be fulfilled?
Concerning Damascus: “Hamath and Arpad are put to shame, For they have heard bad news; They despair. There is anxiety at the sea, It cannot be calmed. Damascus has become helpless; She has turned away to flee, And panic has gripped her; Distress and labor pains have seized her Like a woman in childbirth. How the city of praise has not been deserted, The town of My joy! Therefore, her young men will fall in her streets, And all the men of war will perish on that day,” declares the Lord of armies. “I will set fire to the wall of Damascus, And it will devour the fortified palace of Ben-hadad.” (Jer 49:23-27 NASB)
Against Kedar and Hazor
Are Kedar and Hazor, allied nomadic and semi-nomadic clans of Arabia, descended from Ishmael, also warned of a Babylonian invasion?
Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon attacked: This is what the Lord says: “Arise, and attack Kedar and destroy the people of the East. Their tents and their flocks will be taken; their shelters will be carried off with all their goods and camels. People will shout to them, ‘Terror on every side!’ “Flee quickly away! Stay in deep caves, you who live in Hazor,” declares the Lord. “Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has plotted against you; he has devised a plan against you. (Jer 49:28-30 NIV)
Would that Babylonian invasion be for them total devastation?
“Arise, go up to the wealthy nation that dwells securely,” says the Lord, “Which has neither gates nor bars, Dwelling alone. Their camels shall be for booty, And the multitude of their cattle for plunder. I will scatter to all winds those in the farthest corners, And I will bring their calamity from all its sides,” says the Lord. “Hazor shall be a dwelling for jackals, a desolation forever; No one shall reside there, Nor son of man dwell in it.” (Jer 49:31-33 NKJV)
Are Kedar and Hazor, allied nomadic and semi-nomadic clans of Arabia, descended from Ishmael, also warned of a Babylonian invasion?
Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon attacked: This is what the Lord says: “Arise, and attack Kedar and destroy the people of the East. Their tents and their flocks will be taken; their shelters will be carried off with all their goods and camels. People will shout to them, ‘Terror on every side!’ “Flee quickly away! Stay in deep caves, you who live in Hazor,” declares the Lord. “Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has plotted against you; he has devised a plan against you. (Jer 49:28-30 NIV)
Would that Babylonian invasion be for them total devastation?
“Arise, go up to the wealthy nation that dwells securely,” says the Lord, “Which has neither gates nor bars, Dwelling alone. Their camels shall be for booty, And the multitude of their cattle for plunder. I will scatter to all winds those in the farthest corners, And I will bring their calamity from all its sides,” says the Lord. “Hazor shall be a dwelling for jackals, a desolation forever; No one shall reside there, Nor son of man dwell in it.” (Jer 49:31-33 NKJV)
Against Elam
What did God say to Elam, between Iraq and Iran on the northern shore of the Persian Gulf? Though He disciplined them severely, did God promise later restoration?
This message concerning Elam came to the prophet Jeremiah from the Lord at the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah. This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: “I will destroy the archers of Elam—the best of their forces. I will bring enemies from all directions, and I will scatter the people of Elam to the four winds. They will be exiled to countries around the world.
I myself will go with Elam’s enemies to shatter it. In my fierce anger, I will bring great disaster upon the people of Elam,” says the Lord. “Their enemies will chase them with the sword until I have destroyed them completely. I will set my throne in Elam,” says the Lord, “and I will destroy its king and officials. But I will restore the fortunes of Elam in days to come. I, the Lord, have spoken!” (Jer 49:34-39 NLT)
Were representatives of these nations present at Pentecost?
How do we hear, everyone in our own native language? Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and people from Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia, Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, the parts of Libya around Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes (Acts 2:8-10 WEB)
What judgments did Jeremiah predict for surrounding nations, and what would God say about our modern nations? You decide!
What did God say to Elam, between Iraq and Iran on the northern shore of the Persian Gulf? Though He disciplined them severely, did God promise later restoration?
This message concerning Elam came to the prophet Jeremiah from the Lord at the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah. This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: “I will destroy the archers of Elam—the best of their forces. I will bring enemies from all directions, and I will scatter the people of Elam to the four winds. They will be exiled to countries around the world.
I myself will go with Elam’s enemies to shatter it. In my fierce anger, I will bring great disaster upon the people of Elam,” says the Lord. “Their enemies will chase them with the sword until I have destroyed them completely. I will set my throne in Elam,” says the Lord, “and I will destroy its king and officials. But I will restore the fortunes of Elam in days to come. I, the Lord, have spoken!” (Jer 49:34-39 NLT)
Were representatives of these nations present at Pentecost?
How do we hear, everyone in our own native language? Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and people from Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia, Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, the parts of Libya around Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes (Acts 2:8-10 WEB)
What judgments did Jeremiah predict for surrounding nations, and what would God say about our modern nations? You decide!
Against Moab (Jeremiah 48)
In Moab, is there a lesson about national arrogance? Let’s begin in Jeremiah 48.
Is this prophecy concerning the kingdom of Moab, east of the Dead Sea, the people descended from Lot’s son, Moab, known for Balak and Balaam, and child sacrifice to the idol Chemosh?
This message was given concerning Moab. This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: (Jer 48:1a NLT)
What specific cities east of the Dead Sea are mentioned?
“What sorrow awaits the city of Nebo; it will soon lie in ruins. The city of Kiriathaim will be humiliated and captured; the fortress will be humiliated and broken down. No one will ever brag about Moab again, for in Heshbon there is a plot to destroy her. ‘Come,’ they say, ‘we will cut her off from being a nation.’ The town of Madmen, too, will be silenced; the sword will follow you there.
Listen to the cries from Horonaim, cries of devastation and great destruction. All Moab is destroyed. Her little ones will cry out. Her refugees weep bitterly, climbing the slope to Luhith. They cry out in terror, descending the slope to Horonaim. (Jer 48:1b-5 NLT)
Does trusting in national achievements and wealth save a country from devastation?
Flee! Save your lives! Be like the juniper bush in the wilderness. For, because you have trusted in your works and in your treasures, you also will be taken. Chemosh will go out into captivity, his priests and his princes together. The destroyer will come on every city, and no city will escape; the valley also will perish, and the plain will be destroyed, as Yahweh has spoken. (Jer 48:6-8 WEB)
What would God say to those who believe He should restrain from punishing a nation for its sins?
Give wings to Moab, and it would fly away because its towns lie in ruins, with no one left in them. Cursed is the one who is halfhearted in doing the Lord’s work. Cursed is the one who restrains the sword from bloodshed. (Jer 48:9-10 CEB)
Did either prosperity or a pagan god aid Moab in surviving a military attack?
Moab, you are like wine left to settle undisturbed, never poured from jar to jar. And so, your nation continues to prosper and improve. But now, I will send enemies to pour out the wine and smash the jars! Then you will be ashamed, because your god Chemosh cannot save you, just as Bethel could not help the Israelites. (Jer 48:11-13 CEV)
If the might and wealth of a nation like Moab could not save them, what about us?
“How do you say, ‘We are heroes and mighty men of war’? The destroyer of Moab and his cities has come up, and the choicest of his young men have gone down to slaughter, declares the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts. The calamity of Moab is near at hand, and his affliction hastens swiftly. Grieve for him, all you who are around him, and all who know his name; say, ‘How the mighty scepter is broken, the glorious staff.’ (Jer 48:14-17 ESV)
If God wants to punish even a glorious nation for gross sins, who is going to stop Him?
Come down from glory; sit on parched ground, resident of the daughter of Dibon, for the destroyer of Moab has come against you; he has destroyed your fortresses. Stand by the highway and look, resident of Aroer! Ask him who is fleeing or her who is escaping: What happened? Moab is put to shame, indeed dismayed. Wail and cry out! Declare by the Arnon that Moab is destroyed. (Jer 48:18-20 HCSB)
Would God judge many cities in our nations today? Do we exalt ourselves against the Lord?
Judgment has come to the plateau: to Holon and Jahzah, and against Mephaath, Dibon, Nebo, and Beth-diblathaim, against Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon, against Kerioth, Bozrah, and all the towns in the land of Moab, both far and near. The strength of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken,” declares the Lord.
“Make him drunk for he has exalted himself against the Lord. Moab will wallow in his vomit, and he will be the object of mocking. Wasn’t Israel an object of mocking for you? Wasn’t he treated like a thief, so that whenever you spoke about him you shook your head in contempt? (Jer 48:21-27 ISV)
Did God encourage people to flee their homes, to live in caves for protection?
O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole's mouth. (Jer 48:28 KJV)
Is pride a weakness in very rich countries? Does such arrogance really accomplish anything? Will God mourn Moab?
We have heard of the pride of Moab—he is very proud—Of his haughtiness, his pride, his arrogance, and the exaltedness of his heart. I know his fury,” declares Yahweh, “But it is nothing; His idle boasts have accomplished nothing. Therefore I will wail for Moab, Even for all Moab will I cry out; I will moan for the men of Kir-heres.
More than the weeping for Jazer I will weep for you, O vine of Sibmah! Your branches stretched across the sea, They reached to the sea of Jazer; Upon your summer fruits and your grape harvest The destroyer has fallen. So gladness and joy are gathered up From the fruitful orchard, even from the land of Moab. And I have made the wine to cease from the wine presses; No one will tread them with shouting, The shouting will not be shouts of joy. (Jer 48:29-33 LSB)
Will God punish a nation worshiping idols, break them like an unwanted vessel, and make them a laughing stock?
From the outcry at Heshbon to Elealeh, to Jahaz they have raised their voice, from Zoar to Horonaim, and to Eglath-shelishiyah; for even the waters of Nimrim will become desolate. And I will put an end to Moab,” declares the Lord, “the one who offers sacrifice on the high place and the one who burns incense to his gods.
“Therefore My heart makes a sound like flutes for Moab; My heart also makes a sound like flutes for the men of Kir-heres. Therefore they have lost the abundance it produced. For every head is shaved bald, and every beard cut short; there are gashes on all the hands, and sackcloth around the waists. On all the housetops of Moab and in its public squares there is mourning everywhere; for I have broken Moab like an undesirable vessel,” declares the Lord. “How shattered it is! How they have wailed! How Moab has turned his back—he is ashamed! So Moab will become a laughingstock and an object of terror to all around him.” (Jer 48:34-39 NASB)
Is God even more specific regarding the sins and punishment of Moab? Does defying the Lord eventually cause a nation’s destruction?
This is what the Lord says: “Look! An eagle is swooping down, spreading its wings over Moab. Kerioth will be captured and the strongholds taken. In that day the hearts of Moab’s warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor. Moab will be destroyed as a nation because she defied the Lord. Terror and pit and snare await you, you people of Moab,” declares the Lord. “Whoever flees from the terror will fall into a pit, whoever climbs out of the pit will be caught in a snare; for I will bring on Moab the year of her punishment,” declares the Lord. (Jer 48:40-44 NIV)
Will God allow the descendants of Moab to return home in the latter days?
“Those who fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon Because of exhaustion. But a fire shall come out of Heshbon, A flame from the midst of Sihon, And shall devour the brow of Moab, The crown of the head of the sons of tumult. Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh [their main idol] perish; For your sons have been taken captive, And your daughters captive. “Yet I will bring back the captives of Moab In the latter days,” says the Lord. Thus far is the judgment of Moab. (Jer 48:45-47 NKJV)
Does God warn against national pride and arrogance? Is there a difference between love of nation and national pride?
And he gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” (James 4:6 NLT)
In Moab, is there a lesson about national arrogance? You decide!
Is this prophecy concerning the kingdom of Moab, east of the Dead Sea, the people descended from Lot’s son, Moab, known for Balak and Balaam, and child sacrifice to the idol Chemosh?
This message was given concerning Moab. This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: (Jer 48:1a NLT)
What specific cities east of the Dead Sea are mentioned?
“What sorrow awaits the city of Nebo; it will soon lie in ruins. The city of Kiriathaim will be humiliated and captured; the fortress will be humiliated and broken down. No one will ever brag about Moab again, for in Heshbon there is a plot to destroy her. ‘Come,’ they say, ‘we will cut her off from being a nation.’ The town of Madmen, too, will be silenced; the sword will follow you there.
Listen to the cries from Horonaim, cries of devastation and great destruction. All Moab is destroyed. Her little ones will cry out. Her refugees weep bitterly, climbing the slope to Luhith. They cry out in terror, descending the slope to Horonaim. (Jer 48:1b-5 NLT)
Does trusting in national achievements and wealth save a country from devastation?
Flee! Save your lives! Be like the juniper bush in the wilderness. For, because you have trusted in your works and in your treasures, you also will be taken. Chemosh will go out into captivity, his priests and his princes together. The destroyer will come on every city, and no city will escape; the valley also will perish, and the plain will be destroyed, as Yahweh has spoken. (Jer 48:6-8 WEB)
What would God say to those who believe He should restrain from punishing a nation for its sins?
Give wings to Moab, and it would fly away because its towns lie in ruins, with no one left in them. Cursed is the one who is halfhearted in doing the Lord’s work. Cursed is the one who restrains the sword from bloodshed. (Jer 48:9-10 CEB)
Did either prosperity or a pagan god aid Moab in surviving a military attack?
Moab, you are like wine left to settle undisturbed, never poured from jar to jar. And so, your nation continues to prosper and improve. But now, I will send enemies to pour out the wine and smash the jars! Then you will be ashamed, because your god Chemosh cannot save you, just as Bethel could not help the Israelites. (Jer 48:11-13 CEV)
If the might and wealth of a nation like Moab could not save them, what about us?
“How do you say, ‘We are heroes and mighty men of war’? The destroyer of Moab and his cities has come up, and the choicest of his young men have gone down to slaughter, declares the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts. The calamity of Moab is near at hand, and his affliction hastens swiftly. Grieve for him, all you who are around him, and all who know his name; say, ‘How the mighty scepter is broken, the glorious staff.’ (Jer 48:14-17 ESV)
If God wants to punish even a glorious nation for gross sins, who is going to stop Him?
Come down from glory; sit on parched ground, resident of the daughter of Dibon, for the destroyer of Moab has come against you; he has destroyed your fortresses. Stand by the highway and look, resident of Aroer! Ask him who is fleeing or her who is escaping: What happened? Moab is put to shame, indeed dismayed. Wail and cry out! Declare by the Arnon that Moab is destroyed. (Jer 48:18-20 HCSB)
Would God judge many cities in our nations today? Do we exalt ourselves against the Lord?
Judgment has come to the plateau: to Holon and Jahzah, and against Mephaath, Dibon, Nebo, and Beth-diblathaim, against Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon, against Kerioth, Bozrah, and all the towns in the land of Moab, both far and near. The strength of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken,” declares the Lord.
“Make him drunk for he has exalted himself against the Lord. Moab will wallow in his vomit, and he will be the object of mocking. Wasn’t Israel an object of mocking for you? Wasn’t he treated like a thief, so that whenever you spoke about him you shook your head in contempt? (Jer 48:21-27 ISV)
Did God encourage people to flee their homes, to live in caves for protection?
O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole's mouth. (Jer 48:28 KJV)
Is pride a weakness in very rich countries? Does such arrogance really accomplish anything? Will God mourn Moab?
We have heard of the pride of Moab—he is very proud—Of his haughtiness, his pride, his arrogance, and the exaltedness of his heart. I know his fury,” declares Yahweh, “But it is nothing; His idle boasts have accomplished nothing. Therefore I will wail for Moab, Even for all Moab will I cry out; I will moan for the men of Kir-heres.
More than the weeping for Jazer I will weep for you, O vine of Sibmah! Your branches stretched across the sea, They reached to the sea of Jazer; Upon your summer fruits and your grape harvest The destroyer has fallen. So gladness and joy are gathered up From the fruitful orchard, even from the land of Moab. And I have made the wine to cease from the wine presses; No one will tread them with shouting, The shouting will not be shouts of joy. (Jer 48:29-33 LSB)
Will God punish a nation worshiping idols, break them like an unwanted vessel, and make them a laughing stock?
From the outcry at Heshbon to Elealeh, to Jahaz they have raised their voice, from Zoar to Horonaim, and to Eglath-shelishiyah; for even the waters of Nimrim will become desolate. And I will put an end to Moab,” declares the Lord, “the one who offers sacrifice on the high place and the one who burns incense to his gods.
“Therefore My heart makes a sound like flutes for Moab; My heart also makes a sound like flutes for the men of Kir-heres. Therefore they have lost the abundance it produced. For every head is shaved bald, and every beard cut short; there are gashes on all the hands, and sackcloth around the waists. On all the housetops of Moab and in its public squares there is mourning everywhere; for I have broken Moab like an undesirable vessel,” declares the Lord. “How shattered it is! How they have wailed! How Moab has turned his back—he is ashamed! So Moab will become a laughingstock and an object of terror to all around him.” (Jer 48:34-39 NASB)
Is God even more specific regarding the sins and punishment of Moab? Does defying the Lord eventually cause a nation’s destruction?
This is what the Lord says: “Look! An eagle is swooping down, spreading its wings over Moab. Kerioth will be captured and the strongholds taken. In that day the hearts of Moab’s warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor. Moab will be destroyed as a nation because she defied the Lord. Terror and pit and snare await you, you people of Moab,” declares the Lord. “Whoever flees from the terror will fall into a pit, whoever climbs out of the pit will be caught in a snare; for I will bring on Moab the year of her punishment,” declares the Lord. (Jer 48:40-44 NIV)
Will God allow the descendants of Moab to return home in the latter days?
“Those who fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon Because of exhaustion. But a fire shall come out of Heshbon, A flame from the midst of Sihon, And shall devour the brow of Moab, The crown of the head of the sons of tumult. Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh [their main idol] perish; For your sons have been taken captive, And your daughters captive. “Yet I will bring back the captives of Moab In the latter days,” says the Lord. Thus far is the judgment of Moab. (Jer 48:45-47 NKJV)
Does God warn against national pride and arrogance? Is there a difference between love of nation and national pride?
And he gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” (James 4:6 NLT)
In Moab, is there a lesson about national arrogance? You decide!
Against Philistia (Jeremiah 47)
Did God cause the Philistines, a coastal culture that arose from Crete and possibly the Aegean, to disappear from history as punishment? What does God think about our civilization? Let’s begin in Jeremiah 47.
What is the next nation that God had a message for?
This is the message from the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines, before Pharaoh conquered Gaza. (Jer 47:1 ISV)
How does God figuratively describe an invasion from the north, from Babylon?
Thus saith the Lord; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl. (Jer 47:2 KJV)
Which coastal cities specifically will be destroyed? From which island were the Philistines a remnant?
Because of the noise of the galloping hoofs of his valiant steeds, The quaking of his chariots, and the tumult of his wheels, The fathers have not turned back for their children, Because of the limpness of their hands, On account of the day that is coming To destroy all the Philistines, To cut off from Tyre and Sidon Every ally that is left; For Yahweh is going to destroy the Philistines, The remnant of the coastland of Caphtor [Crete]. (Jer 47:3-4 LSB)
What other coastal areas are also included in this destruction? Were shaving the head and self-mutilation customs of mourning?
Baldness has come upon Gaza; Ashkelon has been destroyed. Remnant of their valley, How long will you gash yourself? (Jer 47:5 NASB)
Who commanded the divine sword to attack Ashkelon and the coast?
“‘Alas, sword of the Lord, how long till you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still.’ But how can it rest when the Lord has commanded it, when he has ordered it to attack Ashkelon and the coast?” (Jer 47:6-7 NIV)
Where else is God’s punishment of nations described as like a sharp sword?
Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. (Rev 19:15 NKJV)
Did God cause the Philistines, a coastal culture that arose from Crete and possibly the Aegean, to disappear from history as punishment? What does God think about our civilization? You decide!
What is the next nation that God had a message for?
This is the message from the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines, before Pharaoh conquered Gaza. (Jer 47:1 ISV)
How does God figuratively describe an invasion from the north, from Babylon?
Thus saith the Lord; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl. (Jer 47:2 KJV)
Which coastal cities specifically will be destroyed? From which island were the Philistines a remnant?
Because of the noise of the galloping hoofs of his valiant steeds, The quaking of his chariots, and the tumult of his wheels, The fathers have not turned back for their children, Because of the limpness of their hands, On account of the day that is coming To destroy all the Philistines, To cut off from Tyre and Sidon Every ally that is left; For Yahweh is going to destroy the Philistines, The remnant of the coastland of Caphtor [Crete]. (Jer 47:3-4 LSB)
What other coastal areas are also included in this destruction? Were shaving the head and self-mutilation customs of mourning?
Baldness has come upon Gaza; Ashkelon has been destroyed. Remnant of their valley, How long will you gash yourself? (Jer 47:5 NASB)
Who commanded the divine sword to attack Ashkelon and the coast?
“‘Alas, sword of the Lord, how long till you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still.’ But how can it rest when the Lord has commanded it, when he has ordered it to attack Ashkelon and the coast?” (Jer 47:6-7 NIV)
Where else is God’s punishment of nations described as like a sharp sword?
Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. (Rev 19:15 NKJV)
Did God cause the Philistines, a coastal culture that arose from Crete and possibly the Aegean, to disappear from history as punishment? What does God think about our civilization? You decide!
Against Egypt (Jeremiah 46)
Does Jeremiah begin a series of prophecies about various nations? What could He say to our nations today? Let’s begin in Jeremiah 46.
What does God have to say to Egypt beginning with Pharaoh Neco?
That which came as the word of Yahweh to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations. To Egypt, concerning the military force of Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt, which was by the Euphrates River at Carchemish, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon struck down in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: (Jer 46:1-2 LSB)
Did God prophecy through Jeremiah that the military force of Pharaoh Neco would be defeated?
“Set up the buckler and shield, And advance to the battle! Harness the horses, And mount the steeds, Take your stand with helmets on! Polish the spears, Put on the coats of armor! Why have I seen it? They are terrified, They are retreating, And their warriors are defeated And have taken refuge in flight, Without facing back. Terror is on every side!” Declares the Lord. Let not the swift man flee, Nor the warrior escape. In the north beside the river Euphrates They have stumbled and fallen. (Jer 46:3-6 NASB)
Though Egypt rises like the Nile in flood, would that nation be humiliated in battle?
“Who is this that rises like the Nile, like rivers of surging waters? Egypt rises like the Nile, like rivers of surging waters. She says, ‘I will rise and cover the earth; I will destroy cities and their people.’ Charge, you horses! Drive furiously, you charioteers! March on, you warriors—men of Cush and Put who carry shields, men of Lydia who draw the bow.
But that day belongs to the Lord, the Lord Almighty—a day of vengeance, for vengeance on his foes. The sword will devour till it is satisfied, till it has quenched its thirst with blood. For the Lord, the Lord Almighty, will offer sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates. (Jer 46:7-10 NIV)
Is there a healing medicine that could cure Egypt of its shame?
“Go up to Gilead and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt; In vain you will use many medicines; You shall not be cured. The nations have heard of your shame, And your cry has filled the land; For the mighty man has stumbled against the mighty; They both have fallen together.” (Jer 46:11-12 NKJV)
Does God predict defeat for several Egyptian cities? Will the people say that Pharaoh is just a noisy do-nothing windbag?
Then the Lord gave the prophet Jeremiah this message about King Nebuchadnezzar’s plans to attack Egypt. “Shout it out in Egypt! Publish it in the cities of Migdol, Memphis, and Tahpanhes! Mobilize for battle, for the sword will devour everyone around you. Why have your warriors fallen? They cannot stand, for the Lord has knocked them down.
They stumble and fall over each other and say among themselves, ‘Come, let’s go back to our people, to the land of our birth. Let’s get away from the sword of the enemy!’ There they will say, ‘Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, is a loudmouth who missed his opportunity!’ (Jer 46:13-17 NLT)
Does God warn Egypt of coming national captivity and desolation?
“As I live,” says the King, whose name is Yahweh of Armies, “surely like Tabor among the mountains, and like Carmel by the sea, so he will come. You daughter who dwells in Egypt, furnish yourself to go into captivity; for Memphis will become a desolation, and will be burned up, without inhabitant. (Jer 46:18-19 WEB)
Was Egypt once beautiful with vast dense forests? Would the land be humiliated?
Egypt is a beautiful, yes, beautiful heifer, but a horsefly from the north is coming to bite her. Even her mercenaries are like well-fed calves; they too will retreat and run for cover; they won’t survive. The day of disaster has come to haunt them, the time of their punishment. Like the sound of a snake hissing as it slithers away is Egypt as armies approach in force; they come against her with axes, like woodcutters.
They destroy her dense forest, though it is vast, because they outnumber locusts and can’t be counted, declares the Lord. Daughter Egypt will be humiliated, handed over to people from the north. (Jer 46:20-24 CEB)
Will God restore Egypt after punishing her and her fake gods?
I am the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel. Soon I will punish the god Amon of Thebes and the other Egyptian gods, the Egyptian kings, the people of Egypt, and everyone who trusts in the Egyptian power. I will hand them over to King Nebuchadnezzar and his army. But I also promise that Egypt will someday have people living here again, just as it had before. I, the Lord, have spoken. (Jer 46:25-26 CEV)
Will God also restore Israel and make an end of nations that destroyed them?
“But fear not, O Jacob my servant, nor be dismayed, O Israel, for behold, I will save you from far away, and your offspring from the land of their captivity. Jacob shall return and have quiet and ease, and none shall make him afraid. Fear not, O Jacob my servant, declares the Lord, for I am with you. I will make a full end of all the nations to which I have driven you, but of you I will not make a full end. I will discipline you in just measure, and I will by no means leave you unpunished.” (Jer 46:27-28 ESV)
Does God determine the appointed times and boundaries of occupants of a land?
From one man He has made every nationality to live over the whole earth and has determined their appointed times and the boundaries of where they live. (Acts 17:26 HCSB)
Does Jeremiah begin a series of prophecies about various nations? What could He say to our nations today? You decide!
What does God have to say to Egypt beginning with Pharaoh Neco?
That which came as the word of Yahweh to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations. To Egypt, concerning the military force of Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt, which was by the Euphrates River at Carchemish, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon struck down in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: (Jer 46:1-2 LSB)
Did God prophecy through Jeremiah that the military force of Pharaoh Neco would be defeated?
“Set up the buckler and shield, And advance to the battle! Harness the horses, And mount the steeds, Take your stand with helmets on! Polish the spears, Put on the coats of armor! Why have I seen it? They are terrified, They are retreating, And their warriors are defeated And have taken refuge in flight, Without facing back. Terror is on every side!” Declares the Lord. Let not the swift man flee, Nor the warrior escape. In the north beside the river Euphrates They have stumbled and fallen. (Jer 46:3-6 NASB)
Though Egypt rises like the Nile in flood, would that nation be humiliated in battle?
“Who is this that rises like the Nile, like rivers of surging waters? Egypt rises like the Nile, like rivers of surging waters. She says, ‘I will rise and cover the earth; I will destroy cities and their people.’ Charge, you horses! Drive furiously, you charioteers! March on, you warriors—men of Cush and Put who carry shields, men of Lydia who draw the bow.
But that day belongs to the Lord, the Lord Almighty—a day of vengeance, for vengeance on his foes. The sword will devour till it is satisfied, till it has quenched its thirst with blood. For the Lord, the Lord Almighty, will offer sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates. (Jer 46:7-10 NIV)
Is there a healing medicine that could cure Egypt of its shame?
“Go up to Gilead and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt; In vain you will use many medicines; You shall not be cured. The nations have heard of your shame, And your cry has filled the land; For the mighty man has stumbled against the mighty; They both have fallen together.” (Jer 46:11-12 NKJV)
Does God predict defeat for several Egyptian cities? Will the people say that Pharaoh is just a noisy do-nothing windbag?
Then the Lord gave the prophet Jeremiah this message about King Nebuchadnezzar’s plans to attack Egypt. “Shout it out in Egypt! Publish it in the cities of Migdol, Memphis, and Tahpanhes! Mobilize for battle, for the sword will devour everyone around you. Why have your warriors fallen? They cannot stand, for the Lord has knocked them down.
They stumble and fall over each other and say among themselves, ‘Come, let’s go back to our people, to the land of our birth. Let’s get away from the sword of the enemy!’ There they will say, ‘Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, is a loudmouth who missed his opportunity!’ (Jer 46:13-17 NLT)
Does God warn Egypt of coming national captivity and desolation?
“As I live,” says the King, whose name is Yahweh of Armies, “surely like Tabor among the mountains, and like Carmel by the sea, so he will come. You daughter who dwells in Egypt, furnish yourself to go into captivity; for Memphis will become a desolation, and will be burned up, without inhabitant. (Jer 46:18-19 WEB)
Was Egypt once beautiful with vast dense forests? Would the land be humiliated?
Egypt is a beautiful, yes, beautiful heifer, but a horsefly from the north is coming to bite her. Even her mercenaries are like well-fed calves; they too will retreat and run for cover; they won’t survive. The day of disaster has come to haunt them, the time of their punishment. Like the sound of a snake hissing as it slithers away is Egypt as armies approach in force; they come against her with axes, like woodcutters.
They destroy her dense forest, though it is vast, because they outnumber locusts and can’t be counted, declares the Lord. Daughter Egypt will be humiliated, handed over to people from the north. (Jer 46:20-24 CEB)
Will God restore Egypt after punishing her and her fake gods?
I am the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel. Soon I will punish the god Amon of Thebes and the other Egyptian gods, the Egyptian kings, the people of Egypt, and everyone who trusts in the Egyptian power. I will hand them over to King Nebuchadnezzar and his army. But I also promise that Egypt will someday have people living here again, just as it had before. I, the Lord, have spoken. (Jer 46:25-26 CEV)
Will God also restore Israel and make an end of nations that destroyed them?
“But fear not, O Jacob my servant, nor be dismayed, O Israel, for behold, I will save you from far away, and your offspring from the land of their captivity. Jacob shall return and have quiet and ease, and none shall make him afraid. Fear not, O Jacob my servant, declares the Lord, for I am with you. I will make a full end of all the nations to which I have driven you, but of you I will not make a full end. I will discipline you in just measure, and I will by no means leave you unpunished.” (Jer 46:27-28 ESV)
Does God determine the appointed times and boundaries of occupants of a land?
From one man He has made every nationality to live over the whole earth and has determined their appointed times and the boundaries of where they live. (Acts 17:26 HCSB)
Does Jeremiah begin a series of prophecies about various nations? What could He say to our nations today? You decide!
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