Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him to death? Did he not fear the LORD and entreat the favor of the LORD, and the LORD changed His mind about the misfortune which He had pronounced against them? But we are committing a great evil against ourselves.It appears there was still some sanity left in Judah during Jeremiah's time. One of Jerusalem's leaders is saying this to the people. They know perfectly well what happened before, and how God spared them when they turned back to Him. So why didn't they put two and two together, and do it again?
Maybe the people decided that the former prophet had been lying, since the destruction he foretold never came. Or maybe they didn't think they were that far gone, and figured they had room to maneuver still before it got that bad? Or maybe they just didn't care, or didn't believe God would ever do that at all.
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