Chapter XV · Location 15 of 52
Chapter 15 · Open to readFrom Jeremias · Douay–Rheims / Challoner (1749–1752)
What does Jeremias Chapter 15 say, and which statements belong to its speaker?
Atlas of Saints · Chapter summary
Moses and Samuel frame announced expulsion and visitation. Personal lament and northern iron retain distinct edition explanations. Conditional conversion precedes promised brass-wall deliverance.
Chapter breakdown
Jeremias 15 says even Moses and Samuel standing before the Lord would not turn his soul toward this people. Expelled people are assigned death, sword, famine or captivity; death is not specified as disease. Four visitation kinds are sword, tearing dogs and devouring birds and beasts. Kingdoms' rage is attributed to Manasses son of Ezechias and his Jerusalem deeds. Questions about pity and peace precede backward forsaking, destructive hand and weariness of entreating. Gates' winnowing, multiplied widows, noonday spoiler and sudden city terror accompany a woman of seven fainting with sun down while still day.
Jeremias laments birth into strife and curses despite neither lending nor borrowing on usury. The Lord promises good for his remnant and assistance against enemy. An iron-and-brass question is separately explained by the edition as Juda unable to equal Babylon's north iron. Treasure is spoilt for sins; enemies are brought from unknown land and rage-fire burns. The plea requests remembrance, visitation and defense without patience's delay, with the edition explaining haste to help.
Found words are eaten with joy and name-bearing. He does not join jesters or boast of the hand's presence, sits alone filled with threats, and questions perpetual sorrow and a refusing wound like untrusted waters. Conditional conversion and separating precious from vile bring standing before the Lord and mouth-like service; they turn to him. Strong brass-wall imagery accompanies fighting without prevailing and promised rescue from wicked and mighty hands. These particular promises are not generalized into immunity for all messengers.
The story inside
Opening: Moses and Samuel frame announced expulsion and visitation. Development: Personal lament and northern iron retain distinct edition explanations. Conclusion: Conditional conversion precedes promised brass-wall deliverance.
Lessons worth keeping
- 1Moses and Samuel frame announced expulsion and visitation.
- 2Personal lament and northern iron retain distinct edition explanations.
- 3Conditional conversion precedes promised brass-wall deliverance.
Test your recall
Which images and requests does the speaker use, and what does the chapter leave unresolved?
Source edition and notes
Douay–Rheims, revised by Richard Challoner (1749–1752). Project Gutenberg no. 1581. Locators refer to lines in the admitted pg1581.txt edition. Source notes may include Challoner commentary.
Lines 85574–85576
15:16. Thy words were found, and I did eat them, and thy word was to me a joy and gladness of my heart: for thy name is called upon me, O Lord God of hosts.
Lines 85591–85593
15:20. And I will make thee to this people as a strong wall of brass: and they shall fight against thee, and shall not prevail: for I am with thee to save thee, and to deliver thee, saith the Lord.
