[[Jer-15]] Prev: [[Prophecies in Jer-14]] | Next: [[Prophecies in Jer-16]] --- ### Yahweh says: "Such as are for death, to death; such as are for the sword, to the sword; such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for captivity, to captivity." ... I will cause them to be tossed back and forth among all the kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh, the son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, for that which he did in Jerusalem. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: God declares an inescapable fourfold judgment of death, sword, famine, and exile for the people of Judah, specifically citing the sins of King Manasseh as the cause for their coming dispersion among all nations. *Historical context*: The Babylonian campaigns against Judah between 605 and 586 BC resulted in the destruction of Jerusalem and the First Temple. Historians and theologians point to the Babylonian Exile as the literal fulfillment, where the population suffered through famine and siege, followed by a mass deportation to Babylon and a subsequent diaspora that scattered the Jewish people across the known world. *Related to*: ### I will cause them to be tossed back and forth among all the kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh, the son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, for that which he did in Jerusalem. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: This verse acts as the divine confirmation that the warnings previously issued during and after the reign of King Manasseh are now being put into effect. *Historical context*: This refers to the original prophecy recorded in [[2 Kings-21#v10|2 Kings 21:10]]–15, where God stated that because of Manasseh's extreme idolatry and the shedding of innocent blood, He would 'wipe Jerusalem as one wipes a dish.' [[Jer-15#v4|Jeremiah 15:4]] confirms that despite later reforms by King Josiah, the judgment for Manasseh's era remained irrevocable. *Related to*: [[2 Kings-21#v10|2 Kings 21:10]]-15 ### I will give your substance and your treasures for a plunder without price, and that for all your sins, even in all your borders. I will make them to pass with your enemies into a land which you don't know; for a fire is kindled in my anger, which will burn on you. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Yahweh predicts that the national wealth and sacred treasures of Judah will be seized as booty by their enemies and the people will be carried off into an unfamiliar foreign land. *Historical context*: The fulfillment is documented in [[2 Kings-24#v13|2 Kings 24:13]] and 25:13–17, which record that Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon 'carried off all the treasures of the house of the Lord' and broke the bronze pillars of the temple. The Judean people were then forcibly relocated to Babylon, a land they did not previously inhabit or know as their own. *Related to*: ### Most certainly I will cause the enemy to make supplication to you in the time of evil and in the time of affliction. ... I will make you to this people a fortified bronze wall. They will fight against you, but they will not prevail against you; for I am with you to save you and to deliver you... I will deliver you out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem you out of the hand of the terrible. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: God promises Jeremiah personal protection, stating that even though the people and his enemies will oppose him, they will not overcome him. Furthermore, it predicts that his enemies will eventually seek his counsel/intercession during the crisis. *Historical context*: This was fulfilled during the final siege of Jerusalem ([[Jer|Jeremiah 37]]–39) when King Zedekiah repeatedly sent for Jeremiah to inquire of the Lord's word. After the fall of the city, the Babylonian commander Nebuzaradan granted Jeremiah special protection and freedom of choice to stay or go, fulfilling the promise that the 'enemy' would treat him well and that he would be delivered from the 'wicked' officials who had imprisoned him. *Related to*: --- #ai_prophecy