Foreword |
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Editorial Preface |
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Abbreviations |
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General Bibliography |
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Monographs and Other Books |
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Introduction |
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Form and Structure of the Book of Jeremiah |
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The Prophet Jeremiah |
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The Hebrew and Greek Texts of Jeremiah |
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Historical Background for the Book of Jeremiah |
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I Preface to the Book of Jeremiah (1:1--3) |
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1 | (5) |
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II Call and Commission (1:4--10) |
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6 | (7) |
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III An Account of Two Visions (1:11-19) |
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13 | (6) |
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IV Jeremiah's Early Oracles (2:1-6:30) |
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A Oracles concerning Judah's Evil (2:1-37) |
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20 | (26) |
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The Lost Love of Youth (2:1-3) |
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22 | (3) |
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A Lawsuit against People and Prophets (2:4--13) |
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25 | (5) |
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Defection and Slavery (2:14-19) |
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30 | (4) |
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The Indictment for Evil (2:20-28) |
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34 | (5) |
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Israel's Rebelliousness (2:29-32) |
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39 | (3) |
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The Way of Evil (2:33-37) |
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42 | (4) |
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B The Prophetic Plea for Repentance (3:1-4:4) |
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46 | (23) |
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Repentance: Introduction and Elaboration (3:1-5) |
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48 | (5) |
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The Failure of Israel andjudah (3:6-11) |
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53 | (3) |
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An Invitation to Repentance Addressed to Israel (3:12-13) |
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56 | (2) |
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An Invitation to Repentance Addressed to Judah (3:14-18) |
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58 | (4) |
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Repentance and Forgiveness (3:19-4:2) |
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62 | (4) |
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Repetition of the Call to Repentance (4:3-4) |
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66 | (3) |
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C The Declaration of Divine Judgment (4:5-6:30) |
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69 | (44) |
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The Declaration of Disaster (4:5-10) |
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70 | (4) |
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The Winds of War (4:11-18) |
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74 | (4) |
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The Prophetic Anguish (4:19-22) |
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78 | (2) |
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A Vision of Chaos (4:23-28) |
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80 | (3) |
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A Lament for Zion (4:29-31) |
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83 | (2) |
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A Dialogue concerning Judgment (5:1-9) |
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85 | (4) |
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The Theme of Judgment Renewed (5:10-19) |
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89 | (4) |
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Poems on Evil and Judgment (5:20-31) |
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93 | (4) |
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A Call of Warning (6:1-8) |
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97 | (4) |
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Dialogue: Comprehensive Judgment (6:9-15) |
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101 | (3) |
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Warning, Refusal, and Judgment (6:16-21) |
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104 | (3) |
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An Oracle and Concluding Dialogue (6:22-30) |
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107 | (6) |
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V The Temple Sermon (7:1-8:3) |
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113 | (16) |
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VI Miscellaneous Sayings concerning National Evil and Its Consequences (8:4-10:25) |
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129 | (36) |
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A Unrepentant People and Unwise Wise Men (8:4--12) |
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130 | (5) |
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B Judgment and Despair (8:13-23 [ 8:13-9:1]) |
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135 | (5) |
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C The Sorrow of God (9:1-10 [ 9:2-11] |
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140 | (5) |
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D The Rationale ofjudgment (9:11-15 [ 9:12-16]) |
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145 | (3) |
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E A Call to Lament (9:16-21 [ 9:17-22]) |
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148 | (3) |
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F Judgment upon All (9:22-25 [ 9:23-26]) |
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151 | (3) |
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G Idols and the True God (10:1-16) |
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154 | (7) |
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H Vicarious Suffering (10:17-25) |
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161 | (4) |
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VII Why Judgment? (11:1-13:27) |
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165 | (29) |
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A Jeremiah and the Covenant (11:1-17) |
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166 | (8) |
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Excursus: Jeremiah's Confessions |
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172 | (2) |
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B The First Confession: Jeremiah and the Men of Anathoth (11:18-12:6) |
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174 | (7) |
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C The Sorrow of God (12:7-17) |
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181 | (5) |
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D Symbolism and Sin (13:1-27) |
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186 | (8) |
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VIII Judgment and Ostracism (14:1-16:21) |
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194 | (26) |
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A Drought and Destruction (14:1-15:9) |
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195 | (10) |
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B A Second Confession: Jeremiah's Ostracism (15:10-21) |
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205 | (8) |
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C Jeremiah's Life and Related Sayings (16:1-21) |
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213 | (7) |
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IX Sin and Its Consequences (17:1-13) |
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220 | (13) |
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A Judah's Sin and Its Consequences (17:1-4) |
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221 | (3) |
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224 | (3) |
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C The Deceitful Heart (17:9-10) |
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227 | (1) |
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D The Partridge and the One Gaining Wealth Unjustly (17:11) |
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228 | (1) |
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E Judgment on Those Forsaking God (17:12-13) |
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229 | (4) |
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233 | (49) |
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A A Third Confession of Jeremiah: Heal Me, Destroy Them (17:14-18) |
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233 | (4) |
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B Sabbath Observance (17:19-27) |
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237 | (3) |
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C The Potter's Shop (18:1-12) |
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240 | (6) |
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D A Horrifying Thing (18:13-17) |
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246 | (4) |
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E Jeremiah's Fourth Confession (18:18-23) |
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250 | (4) |
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F The Broken Decanter (19:1-13) |
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254 | (9) |
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G Another Temple Sermon and Its Results (19:14-20:6) |
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263 | (5) |
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H A Final Confession (20:7-13) |
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268 | (8) |
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I Cursed Was the Day (20:14-18) |
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276 | (6) |
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XI Oracles against Zedekiah and Jerusalem (21:1-10) |
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282 | (8) |
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XII Oracles against the Kings of Judah (21:11-23:8) |
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290 | (44) |
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A Oracle against a King and Jerusalem (21:11-14) |
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290 | (4) |
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B Oracle against an Unnamed King (22:1-5) |
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294 | (5) |
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C Another Oracle against an Unnamed King (22:6-7) |
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299 | (3) |
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D Why Was This City Destroyed? (22:8-9) |
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302 | (2) |
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E Weeping for the Dead or the Living? (22:10) |
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304 | (1) |
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F An Oracle against Shallum (22:11-12) |
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305 | (2) |
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G An Oracle against Jehoiakim (22:13-19) |
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307 | (6) |
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H Oracle against Jerusalem (22:20-23) |
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313 | (4) |
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I Oracle against Coniah (22:24-27) |
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317 | (3) |
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J Another Oracle against Coniah (22:28-30) |
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320 | (4) |
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K Judgment on Present and Future Shepherds and a Blessing (23:1-4) |
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324 | (4) |
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328 | (3) |
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331 | (3) |
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XIII Oracles concerning Prophets and Prophecy (23:9-24:10) |
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334 | (22) |
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A An Oracle concerning the Prophets (23:9-12) |
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334 | (4) |
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B Samaria's Prophets and Jerusalem's Prophets (23:13-15) |
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338 | (3) |
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C Further Words against False Prophets (23:16-22) |
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341 | (4) |
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D The Preeminence of God (23:23-24) |
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345 | (2) |
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E Dreamers of Dreams and Yahweh's Word (23:25-32) |
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347 | (4) |
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F The "Burden" of the Lord (23:33-40) |
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351 | (5) |
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XIV A Vision and Judgment Oracles (24:1-25:38) |
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356 | (21) |
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A Two Baskets of Figs (24:1-10) |
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356 | (5) |
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B Judgment on Judah (25:1-11) |
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361 | (6) |
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C Judgment on Babylon (25:12-14) |
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367 | (1) |
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D Judgment on the Nations (25:15-29) |
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368 | (4) |
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E Oracles against the Nations (25:30-38) |
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372 | (5) |
Indexes |
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