Jeremiah 32: A Hinge between Restoration and Disaster

Henk de Waard

doi:10.5508/jhs29604

Authors

Henk de Waard Theological University of Apeldoorn

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5508/jhs29604

Keywords:

Book of Jeremiah, Hebrew Prophets, Literary History

Abstract

Jeremiah 32 exhibits a complex combination of the contrasting motifs of disaster and restoration. The present article argues that these twofold contents of the chapter reflect its original literary function as a hinge between the Book of Consolation (Jer 30–31) and the stories about Judah’s collapse (Jer 34–45). Due to later developments, Jer 32 lost its original hinge function, as the chapter was integrated into the expanded Book of Consolation (Jer 30–33).

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