Day 219 Reading schedule: Jeremiah 51-52

Jeremiah 51: Retribution against Babylon

[Content Overview]

This chapter, following the battlefield, mentions the inevitability of judgment on Babylon. In particular, the article about Judah's recovery that was explained on the battlefield is omitted, and only the information about the judgment of Babylon is recorded. This chapter includes a part that restates the judgment on Babylon (verses 1-14), a part that describes praise to God (verses 15-19), a part that deals with the wrath of Jehovah and its outcome (verses 20-26), The part that depicts all the nations hostile to Babylon (verses 27-32), the part that depicts Judah's complaints against Babylon and God's vengeance (verses 33-40), and the part that depicts the fate of Babylon (41) -verse 49), the part declaring Jehovah's message to the captives in Babylon (verses 50-53), the part describing the ultimate desolation of Babylon (verses 54-58), and in conclusion, the part declaring the message of Jehovah to the captives in Babylon (verses 50-53), the part describing the ultimate desolation of Babylon (verses 54-58), and the part declaring the message of Jehovah to the captives in Babylon (verses 50-53), the part describing the ultimate desolation of Babylon (verses 54-58) It consists of a part that shows salvation (verses 59-64).

Jeremiah 52: Jerusalem Destroyed

[Content Overview]

This chapter deals with the realistic defeat of Judah. In other words, it refers to the fall of Jerusalem. God's judgment gradually spreads throughout the Jewish community, starting with the situation in which Zedekiah, the representative of the Jewish people, is taken captive. The first half of this chapter describes the situation just before Judah's fall (verses 1-9), the middle part depicts Judah being defeated by Babylon (verses 10-27), the number of people taken captive by Babylon, and the number of people taken captive by Babylon. It consists of the second half (questions 28-34) that reveals Israel's future hopes.​