I am SO behind here. Oh well, here goes!
In these chapters of the book bearing his name Jeremiah not only delivers disheartening news to Jerusalem, center of Judah, he also has a word of condemnation from the LORD for Egypt, Philistia, Moab, Ammon, Edom, Damascus, Kedar, Hazor, and Elam. All will come under attack by Babylon. All will be defeated by Babylon. These are neighboring kingdoms on all sides of Jerusalem, center of Judah. They may hope to escape notice by Babylonian armies and rulers, but they will not.
They say that misery loves company. I don't know that bad news for neighbors equates to good news for Jerusalem, center of Judah, but if they heard Jeremiah, then at least they had reason to think that all of their region shared the same fate.
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