05/14/21 The Lord’s Anger With His People #5 — Lamentations 2:1-22 (ESV)

v.14 Your prophets have seen for you false and deceptive visions; they have not exposed your iniquity to restore your fortunes, but have seen for you oracles that are false and misleading.

Jewish prophets are reporting False, Deceptive & Misleading visions. One of their godly assignments is to Expose Sin, which they are NOT doing!

v.15 All who pass along the way clap their hands at you; they hiss and wag their heads at the daughter of Jerusalem: “Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?”

Visitors and travelers clap, hiss and wag, mocking Jerusalem.

v.16 All your enemies rail against you; they hiss, they gnash their teeth, they cry: “We have swallowed her! Ah, this is the day we longed for; now we have it; we see it!”

Their Enemies rail, hiss, gnash and gloat in victory: “We WON!” they gloat.

v.17 THE LORD HAS DONE WHAT HE PURPOSED; He has CARRIED OUT HIS WORD, which He COMMANDED LONG AGO; he has THROWN DOWN WITHOUT PITY; He has MADE THE ENEMY REJOICE OVER YOU AND EXALTED THE MIGHT OF YOUR FOES.

Jeremiah remembered and reminds them (and US) that it was ACTUALLY GOD Who did all this. It was EXACTLY what He Predicted / Promised! STAY TUNED…