ToES Diary August 2018

• Daniel and his three friends: some of the royal family and of the nobility, youths without blemish, of good appearance and skilful in all wisdom, endowed with knowledge, understanding learning, and competent to stand in the king’s palace (Daniel 1:3-4)
• Some vessels from the house of the Lord (Daniel 1:2; 2 Chronicles 36:7)

• Jeconiah (2 Kings 24:15; 2 Chronicles 36:10; Jeremiah 22:28; 24:1; 29:2)
• Jeconiah’s wives (2 Kings 24:15)
• Jeconiah’s sons (Jeremiah 22:28)
• Jeconiah’s mother (2 Kings 24:15; Jeremiah 29:2)
• Probably Ezekiel (Ezekiel 1:2)
• Eunuchs, officials of Judah and Jerusalem, craftsmen, and metal workers (Jeremiah 29:2)
• Officials of Judah, craftsmen, metal workers (Jeremiah 24:1)
• 10,000 people total (all Jerusalem, all the princes and mighty men of valour) (2 Kings 24:14)
  • Officers and chief men (2 Kings 24:15)
  • 7,000 men of might (2 Kings 24:16)
  • 1,000 craftsmen and smiths (2 Kings 24:16)
• 3,023 Judeans (possibly people from outside Jerusalem) (Jeremiah 52:28)
• Vessels of the house of the Lord (2 Kings 24:13; 2 Chronicles 36:10)
• Treasures of Yahweh’s house (2 Kings 24:13)
• Treasures of the king’s house (2 Kings 24:13)
• All the vessels of gold, which Solomon king of Israel had made in Yahweh’s temple, cut in pieces (2 Kings 24:13)

• Zedekiah (2 Kings 25:7; Jeremiah 52:11)
• All the people left in the city (2 Kings 25:11)
• Some of the poorest of the people (Jeremiah 52:15)
• Rest of the artisans (Jeremiah 52:15)
• All the deserters (2 Kings 25:11; Jeremiah 52:15)
• All the vessels of God’s house, great and small, and the treasures of Yahweh’s house (2 Chronicles 36:18)
• Treasures of the king, and of his princes (2 Chronicles 36:18)
• The pillars of brass, bases and bronze sea in Yahweh’s house, broken and taken as brass pieces to Babylon (2 Kings 25:13; Jeremiah 52:17)
• Pots, shovels, snuffers, spoons, and all the vessels of brass with which they ministered (2 Kings 25:14; Jeremiah 52:18)
• The fire pans, the basins – that which was of gold, as gold, and that which was of silver, as silver (2 Kings 25:15; Jeremiah 52:19)

1. Chaldeans were surrounding Jerusalem (Jeremiah 34:1-7; 37:5).
2. People agreed to free Hebrew slaves and made a covenant to do so (Jeremiah 34:8-10).
3. Zedekiah sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to intercede with God (Jeremiah 37:3).
4. News of Pharaoh’s army coming caused the Chaldean army to withdraw (Jeremiah 34:21; 37:5).
5. Jeremiah told them that Nebuchadnezzar’s army would return and burn Jerusalem (Jeremiah 37:7-10).
6. People broke their covenant (Jeremiah 34:11) because they saw relief.
7. Jeremiah condemned them (Chaldean army was still absent (Jeremiah 34:21), but Jeremiah said they would return (Jeremiah 34:22)).
8. Jeremiah was free to come and go in the city (Jeremiah 37:4).
9. Jeremiah tried to leave Jerusalem to go to receive a portion among the people (37:12) (probably in Anathoth since that was a town of the priests).
10. Arrested at the gate by Irijah, son of Shelemiah, son of Hananiah and taken to rulers/officials (Jeremiah 37:14).
11. Rulers/officials enraged and struck Jeremiah and imprisoned him in the house of Jonathan the scribe (Jeremiah 37:15).  Remained there in dungeon cells many days (Jeremiah 37:16).
12. While he was there, the Chaldean army returned (possibly implied in Jeremiah 37:19). Nebuchadnezzar returned and besieged the city from 10th day of 10th month of 9th year of Zedekiah (2 Kings 25:1; Jeremiah 52:4; Ezekiel 24:1-2) and it stayed under siege (2 Kings 25:2; Jeremiah 52:4) until the 9th day of the 4th month of the 11th year of Zedekiah (2 Kings 25:2-4; Jeremiah 39:2; 52:4) (NB: the details about Pharaoh’s army and a temporary lifting of the siege must have been before this time because these passages say that the city was under siege for all of this final period).
13. Zedekiah sends for Jeremiah to ask if there was any message from God.  Jeremiah told him he would be handed over to the king of Babylon (Jeremiah 37:17).  Jeremiah asked that he not be sent back to the same prison lest he die.  Zedekiah sent him to the court of the guard instead (Jeremiah 37:21) but would not free him because of what he prophesied (Jeremiah 32:3).  Stayed in the court of the guard until the city ran out of bread (Jeremiah 37:21).
14. Still in 10th year of Zedekiah, God told Jeremiah that Hanamel his uncle’s son would come to him offering some land for sale.  It happened and Jeremiah bought it (Jeremiah 32:1-15).
15. Zedekiah sent Pashhur the son of Malchiah and Zephaniah the priest, the son of Maaseiah asking Jeremiah to inquire of God, hoping that maybe he would cause Nebuchadnezzar to withdraw.  Jeremiah gives God’s answer that fighting the Babylonians would not work and that God would fight against Zedekiah.  People would die by sword, famine and pestilence (Jeremiah 21:1-14).
16. Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah the son of Pashur, Jehucal the son of Shelemiah (Jeremiah 37:3) and Pashur the son of Malchiah (Jeremiah 21:1) hear the message (Jeremiah 38:1) saying that those who remain in the city will die by the sword (Jeremiah  21:8) and ask Zedekiah to kill Jeremiah (Jeremiah 38:4).  Zedekiah allows them to throw Jeremiah into the pit of Malchiah, the king’s son (Jeremiah 38:6).  Ebed-melech hears of this and goes to the king who allows him to save Jeremiah (Jeremiah 38:7-13).  No more bread in the city at this time (Jeremiah 38:9).
17. Zedekiah calls Jeremiah to third entrance in the house of God to talk to him.  Jeremiah advises him to give himself up for minimum trouble, else complete disaster will come.  Zedekiah is scared of deserters.  Gives advice to Jeremiah how he should answer rulers and he follows the advice (Jeremiah 38:24-27).
18. Jeremiah stayed in the court of the guard until the city was taken (Jeremiah 38:28).
19. Another message from God while Jeremiah was in the court of the guard, but possibly after the capture of Jerusalem (Jeremiah 33) describing how houses against the wall had been broken down to get room to defend against siege mounds and the return from captivity and a wonderful message about Jesus.

As I have continued to work through the chronological listing of events after the fall of Jerusalem, two apparently conflicting details have demanded more thought.

In Jeremiah 40:1 we see that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard released Jeremiah in Ramah after he had taken him there bound in chains along with the people who were to be taken to Babylon.  In verses 4-6, Nebuzaradan then allows Jeremiah to choose what he wants to do, and Jeremiah goes to Gedaliah at Mizpah.

In Jeremiah 39:11-14, we read that Nebuchadnezzar gave orders about Jeremiah to his officers (including Nebuzaradan) and Jeremiah is taken from the court of the guard and entrusted to Gedaliah.

Fitting these two descriptions of events together is not easy.

We know from Jeremiah 38:28 that Jeremiah stayed in the court of the guard until the city was taken.  The translation of “court of the guard” varies between versions.  The word “court” (Strongs 2691 – chatser/khaw-tsare) seems to mean “courtyard” or a yard enclosed by a fence, or a walled village.  The word “guard” (Strongs 4307 mattara’/mat-taw-raw’ or mattarah/mat-taw-raw’) is said to mean a jail or guard-house; also being closely watched.  As such, the translation “court of the guard” seems fine.  Whenever the expression is found in the ESV, the same two Hebrew words are used in the original (12 times in 11 verses).  Furthermore, whenever those two words are used together in the Hebrew, they are translated as “court of the guard” in the ESV.  The passages are: Jeremiah 32:2, 8, 12; 33:1; 37:1, 21; 38:6, 13, 28 and 39:14, 15 and they all relate to Jeremiah in the last few months before the destruction of Jerusalem.  Nehemiah 3:25 probably refers to the same place and is the only other occurrence of the name in the Bible.

The meaning of the word “court” seems to suggest that this was an enclosed area.  Jeremiah 32:2 tells us that the court of the guard referred to there was in the palace of the king and Jeremiah 32:8, 12 suggest that it was an area accessible to many people, despite the fact that Jeremiah was shut up there (Jeremiah 33:1).  The cistern into which Jeremiah was thrown was also in the same area (Jeremiah 38:6) and when he was freed, he still stayed in the court of the guard (Jeremiah 38:13).

At a first reading, I think we get the impression that all of these references describe the same place: an enclosed area within the king’s palace.  However, the two passages mentioned at the beginning make this unlikely because Jeremiah can’t have been in Zedekiah’s palace and in Ramah at the same time.

From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramah_in_Benjamin): “Ramah was a city in ancient Israel in the land allocated to the tribe of Benjamin, whose names means “height”.  It was located near Gibeon and Mizpah to the West, Gibeah to the South, and Geba to the East. It has been identified with modern Er-Ram, about 8 km north of Jerusalem.”

So what is the explanation?  I think there is more than one possible explanation, but not all are as good as each other.

The options that others have suggested and that I can think of are:

1. Nebuchadnezzar gave his orders to look after Jeremiah in the court of the guard and Nebuzaradan freed him and handed him over to Gedaliah in Jerusalem.  Jeremiah stayed in Jerusalem and was then rounded up by Chaldean soldiers with the other intended exiles and taken to Ramah in chains.  When Gedaliah moved to Mizpah, Jeremiah was missing and so Nebuzaradan went to Ramah and found him again and freed him again.  This time he suggested that he go to Mizpah with Gedaliah.  This explanation is championed by a few commentators (see the notes in the NET Bible https://net.bible.org/#!bible/Jeremiah+40:1).  This is possible, but why wouldn’t Jeremiah complain so that he was identified and freed?

2. Nebuchadnezzar gave his orders to look after Jeremiah in the court of the guard, but when Nebuzaradan gave orders to free Jeremiah, he found that he had already been taken to Ramah in chains with the rest of the intended exiles.  This is possible, but the wording argues against it.

3. Nebuchadnezzar gave orders to look after Jeremiah in the court of the guard, but Nebuzaradan took him to Ramah in chains with the rest of the intended exiles before obeying Nebuchadnezzar’s command to free him.  Delayed obedience is very unlikely – it could easily have cost Nebuzaradan his life.

4. There was a “court of the guard” in Ramah also.  If there were many captives there, it would make sense that they would be in an enclosed area, possibly even the entire walled area of the town.  It would be much easier for the Chaldeans to guard them in that way.  This is possible, but it seems unlikely that the expression “court of the guard” would be used to refer to two different places in the same context without any explanation.

Of these options, numbers 1 and 4 seem most credible.  Each of these has minor difficulties which makes it hard to choose.  The text lends itself most easily to option 1, although there is still the need to explain how Jeremiah could be rounded up and taken away without anyone noticing or Jeremiah being able to convince someone to check with a higher authority.  I would expect that mentioning the names of Nebuchadnezzar and Nebuzaradan would be quite effective.

In my opinion, either option 1 or 4 is reasonable.  Option 3 seems very unlikely.  Option 2 seems unlikely because of the wording.

A quick review of the length of the final siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar is warranted.

10th day 10th month Z9: Nebuchadnezzar arrived
9th day 4th month Z11: breach in the wall, final defeat
Total length of siege: 1 year, 5 months, 28-29 days.

The orbit of the earth around the sun is not circular and so the speed of the earth relative to the sun varies.  The same is true for the orbit of the moon around the earth and as a result, the length of a lunar month varies between about 29.18 and about 29.93 days. The long-term average duration is a little over 29.53 days (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_month#Synodic_month).

Since the lunar cycle is so close to 29.5 days, the length of a lunar month will generally alternate between 29 and 30 days if the start of the month is based on observations.  There will be a need for an extra day to be added to a month about every 32-33 months.

For the length of the siege then:
1 year = 12 months of 29.5 days = 354 days.
5 months of 29.5 days is 147 or 148 days

Thus the total length is 529 – 531 days (without a leap month).

However, since it appears that leap months were probably added about every 2-3 years and it is suggested that Jewish calendars added another twelfth month as a leap month, there would have been two opportunities to add a leap month.  That gives a 60-70% probability of having an extra leap month of 29 or 30 days.  Therefore, the most likely total length of the siege is 558-561 days (with one leap month).

Interestingly, the siege of Samaria was 3 years (about 1050-1100 days) before it was taken by Assyria (2 Kings 17:5).

The kingdom of Israel/Judah had lasted from about 1052 to 587BC – about 465 years.

There is some interesting information on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Jerusalem_(587_BC)
See also note 2 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Jerusalem_(587_BC)#cite_note-2):

Malamat, Abraham (1968). “The Last Kings of Judah and the Fall of Jerusalem: An Historical – Chronological Study”. Israel Exploration Journal. 18 (3): 137–56. JSTOR 27925138. “The discrepancy between the length of the siege according to the regnal years of Zedekiah (years 9–11), on the one hand, and its length according to Jehoiachin’s exile (years 9–12), on the other, can be cancelled out only by supposing the former to have been reckoned on a Tishri basis, and the latter on a Nisan basis. The difference of one year between the two is accounted for by the fact that the termination of the siege fell in the summer, between Nisan and Tishri, already in the 12th year according to the reckoning in Ezekiel, but still in Zedekiah’s 11th year which was to end only in Tishri.”

Continuing the chronological listing with events after the fall of Jerusalem…

832 more people taken into captivity (18th year of Nebuchadnezzar, 10th/11th year of Zedekiah). Presumably deserters who were taken away some time before the city fell.

The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah in court of the guard. Message to Ebed-melech (Jeremiah 39:15-18). A second message from God while Jeremiah was in the court of the guard (Jeremiah 33), describing how houses against the wall had been broken down to get room to defend against siege mounds; the return from captivity and a wonderful message about Jesus. (May have happened after the capture of Jerusalem.)

City captured on 9th day of 4th month in 11th year of Zedekiah (Jeremiah 39:2-14).

Nebuchadnezzar commanded that Jeremiah be looked after well (39:11-12). He was freed from the court of the guard by Nebuzaradan and other officers and entrusted to Gedaliah (Jeremiah 39:11-14). Lived among the people – probably able to move freely in the city.

Temple and every important building in Jerusalem destroyed on 10th day of 5th month in Zedekiah’s 11th year (52:12-13). Wall broken down (52:14).

Exiles taken away: poor, rest of people, deserters and remaining artisans (52:15). Jeremiah may then have been rounded up by soldiers who were collecting exiles and taken to Ramah in chains with the other exiles who were being taken to Babylon (40:1).

Some of the poorest people were left in the city (52:16). Gedaliah leaves and sets up government in Mizpah with the remaining people (40:6). Maybe this was when Jeremiah was found to be missing.

Jeremiah found again by Nebuzaradan in Ramah and freed (Jeremiah 40:1). Offered choice of where to go, given food and a reward and freed (Jeremiah 40:2-5).

Nebuzaradan returns to Jerusalem.

Jeremiah given a message from God (Jeremiah 40:1-5 – maybe with the content of Jeremiah 15, since there is no message in Jeremiah 40:1-5). People were to go to death, sword, famine, captivity (15:1-9).

Jeremiah complains to God (Jeremiah 15:10). God said he had been freed for everyone’s good (Jeremiah 15:11-14). More complaints from Jeremiah (Jeremiah 15:15-18). God offers to accept him back as his servant if he will turn back and speak good (Jeremiah 15:19-21).

Went to Gedaliah at Mizpah (Jeremiah 40:6).

Temple equipment, furnishing and decorations taken away, presumably to Riblah (Jeremiah 52:17-27).

Nebuzaradan took the army commander and his secretary, 7 men of the king’s council, chief priests (Seraiah and Zephaniah plus 3 others) and 60 other men to Riblah where they were all killed (Jeremiah 52:24-27) – as had been prophesied.

Army leaders warn Gedaliah in Mizpah about Ishmael the son of Nethaniah. He does not believe them (Jeremiah 40:7-16).

In the 7th month, Gedaliah and Chaldean soldiers and various others killed (Jeremiah 41:1-18). It seems that Jeremiah was there, but not in the administrative buildings, so he would have been taken with the others as a captive (Jeremiah 41:10). Ishmael left to go to Ammonites, but the captives escape at the great pool at Gibeon. Ishmael runs to Ammonites (Jeremiah 40:15).

People want to go to Egypt for fear of the Babylonians, but wait at the inn of Chimham (Jeremiah 42:17) near Bethlehem.

After destruction of Jerusalem more words from the Lord: destruction to Babylon (50:1-51:58). Speaks of destruction of Judah as having happened (Jeremiah 50:7, 11).

After 7th month (take it as 1st month of next year because it suits me that way). Leaders ask for direction from God, but then ignore it. Go to Egypt and take Jeremiah and others with them (Jeremiah 42:1-43:13).

God spoke to Jeremiah with messages to the Israelites in Egypt (Jeremiah 44:1-30).

God spoke to Jeremiah saying that Nebuchadnezzar would come to Egypt, but Egypt would be inhabited again (Jeremiah 46:13-26).

God says that Judah/Israel will return but not unpunished (Jeremiah 46:27-28).

Volume 5 – No Remedy

From the list of events, I can now work out chapter divisions for Volume 5 “No Remedy”.

The title comes from 2 Chronicles 36:16.

Once again, the plan is to have 16 chapters.

Here is a first draft/guess of a chapter breakdown (please forgive the English style):

Chapter 1

Jeremiah still in prison cells from end of Volume 4.

Details about the death of Jeremiah’s brother and High Priest Azariah and the accession of Seraiah, Jeremiah’s nephew.

Zedekiah sends for Jeremiah to ask if there was any message from God.  Jeremiah told him he would be handed over to the king of Babylon (Jeremiah 37:17).  Jeremiah asked that he not be sent back to the same prison lest he die.  Zedekiah sent him to the court of the guard instead (Jeremiah 37:21) but would not free him because of what he prophesied (Jeremiah 32:3).  Stayed in the court of the guard until the city ran out of bread (Jeremiah 37:21).

Chapter 2

Still in 10th year of Zedekiah, God told Jeremiah that Hanamel his uncle’s son would come to him offering some land for sale.  It happened and Jeremiah bought it (Jeremiah 32:1-15).

Zedekiah sent Pashhur the son of Malchiah and Zephaniah the priest, the son of Maaseiah asking Jeremiah to inquire of God, hoping that maybe he would cause Nebuchadnezzar to withdraw.  Jeremiah gives God’s answer that fighting the Babylonians would not work and that God would fight against Zedekiah.  People would die by sword, famine and pestilence (Jeremiah 21:1-14).

Chapter 3

Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah the son of Pashur, Jehucal the son of Shelemiah (Jeremiah 37:3) and Pashur the son of Malchiah (Jeremiah 21:1) hear the message (Jeremiah 38:1) saying that those who remain in the city will die by the sword (Jeremiah  21:8) and ask Zedekiah to kill Jeremiah (Jeremiah 38:4).  Zedekiah allows them to throw Jeremiah into the pit of Malchiah, the king’s son (Jeremiah 38:6).  Ebed-melech hears of this and goes to the king who allows him to save Jeremiah (Jeremiah 38:7-13).  No more bread in the city at this time (Jeremiah 38:9).

Chapter 4

Zedekiah calls Jeremiah to third entrance in the house of God to talk to him.  Jeremiah advises him to give himself up for minimum trouble, else complete disaster will come.  Zedekiah is scared of deserters.  Gives advice to Jeremiah how he should answer rulers and he follows the advice (Jeremiah 38:24-27).

Jeremiah stayed in the court of the guard until the city was taken (Jeremiah 38:28)

Another message from God while Jeremiah was in the court of the guard, but possibly after the capture of Jerusalem (Jeremiah 33) describing how houses against the wall had been broken down to get room to defend against siege mounds and the return from captivity and a wonderful message about Jesus.

Jeremiah is not likely to hear about this until later: 832 more people taken into captivity (18th year of Nebuchadnezzar, 10th/11th year of Zedekiah).  Presumably deserters taken away before the city fell.

Chapter 5

The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah in court of the guard.  Message to Ebed-melech (Jeremiah 39:15-18).  A second message from God while Jeremiah was in the court of the guard (Jeremiah 33), describing how houses against the wall had been broken down to get room to defend against siege mounds; the return from captivity and a wonderful message about Jesus. (May have happened after the capture of Jerusalem.)

Chapter 6

City captured on 9th day of 4th month in 11th year of Zedekiah (Jeremiah 39:2-14).

Chapter 7

Zedekiah runs away that night but is caught.

Chapter 8

Nebuchadnezzar commanded that Jeremiah be looked after well (Jeremiah 39:11-12).  He was freed from the court of the guard by Nebuzaradan and other officers and entrusted to Gedaliah (Jeremiah 39:11-14).  Lived among the people – probably able to move freely in the city.

Chapter 9

Temple and every important building in Jerusalem destroyed on 10th day of 5th month in Zedekiah’s 11th year (Jeremiah 52:12-13).  Wall broken down (Jeremiah 52:14).

Chapter 10

Exiles taken away: poor, rest of people, deserters and remaining artisans (Jeremiah 52:15). Jeremiah may then have been rounded up by soldiers who were collecting exiles and taken to Ramah in chains with the other exiles who were being taken to Babylon (Jeremiah 40:1).

Some of the poorest people were left in the city (Jeremiah 52:16). Gedaliah leaves and sets up government in Mizpah with the remaining people (Jeremiah 40:6).  Maybe this was when Jeremiah was found to be missing.

Chapter 11

Jeremiah found again by Nebuzaradan in Ramah and freed (Jeremiah 40:1).  Offered choice of where to go, given food and a reward and freed (Jeremiah 40:2-5).

Nebuzaradan returns to Jerusalem.

Jeremiah given a message from God (Jeremiah 40:1-5 – maybe with the content of Jeremiah 15, since there is no message in Jeremiah 40:1-5).  People were to go to death, sword, famine, captivity (Jeremiah 15:1-9).

Jeremiah complains to God (Jeremiah 15:10).  God said he had been freed for everyone’s good (Jeremiah 15:11-14).   More complaints  from Jeremiah (Jeremiah 15:15-18).  God offers to accept him back as his servant if he will turn back and speak good (Jeremiah 15:19-21).

Went to Gedaliah at Mizpah (Jeremiah 40:6).  Presumably stayed until after Gedaliah was killed in the 7th month.

Chapter 12

Real problems with point of view from here on.  For Jeremiah to describe events, he needs to be there (which it seems he wasn’t in many cases) or to hear reports.

Temple equipment, furnishing and decorations taken away, presumably to Riblah (Jeremiah 52:17-27).

Nebuzaradan took the army commander and his secretary, 7 men of the king’s council, chief priests (Seraiah and Zephaniah plus 3 others) and 60 other men to Riblah where they were all killed (Jeremiah 52:24-27) – as had been prophesied.

Chapter 13

Army leaders warn Gedaliah in Mizpah about Ishmael the son of Nethaniah.  He does not believe them (Jeremiah 40:7-16).

In the 7th month, Gedaliah and Chaldean soldiers and various others killed (Jeremiah 41:1-18).  It seems that Jeremiah was there, but not in the administrative buildings, so he would have been taken with the others as a captive (Jeremiah 41:10).  Ishmael left to go to Ammonites, but the captives escape at the great pool at Gibeon.  Ishmael runs to Ammonites (Jeremiah 40:15).

Chapter 14

People want to go to Egypt for fear of the Babylonians, but wait at the inn of Chimham (Jeremiah 42:17) near Bethlehem.  Lots of food had been harvested.  Some want to stay, some want to go.  Arguments.  Stay for winter.

After destruction of Jerusalem more words from the Lord: destruction to Babylon (Jeremiah 50:1-51:58).  Speaks of destruction of Judah as having happened (Jeremiah 50:7, 11).

Chapter 15

Writing of Lamentations through winter

Chapter 16

After 7th month (take it as 1st month of next year because it suits me that way for Jeremiah’s birthday).  Leaders ask for direction from God, but then ignore it.  Go to Egypt and take Jeremiah and others with them (Jeremiah 42:1-43:13).

The people go to Egypt taking Jeremiah with them.