We have different ways of speaking in different contexts. In these verses God does this.
Always dissatisfied
Manner of speaking
We have different ways of speaking in different contexts. In these verses God does this.
Theodicy
It is sometimes said that God cannot be both all-good and all-powerful because if He was there would be no evil. So either He’s in favour of evil, or He can’t do anything about it. This passage shows Jeremiah wrestling with a version of that dilemma
Betrayed
Judah has betrayed her Lord. She may once have thrown out the idols she worshipped but now they’re all back with more besides. Does she imagine the Lord won’t notice?
Don’t treat me fairly
Jeremiah once more describes in vivid detail the level of trouble heading towards Judah. He responds to his prophecy with a cry of anguish: why have the people of Judah listened to the voices in their own heads instead of to the voice of the Lord?
Objects of worship
Idols have been a part of worship for many people. Why? Because it’s hard to relate to an invisible God.