3.
A Confession of Misplaced Trust in People and Foreign Alliances, 1:18-19.
4.
A Petition for Yahweh to See Their Distress and Judge Their Enemies, 1:20-22.
II B.
Chapter Two is known as the Second Dirge or funeral poem and is a description of the city’s desolation from the vantage points of Yahweh and the Prophet (Jeremiah): The Lord describes the desolation of Jerusalem as that which He has actively done against His own, and the prophet confirms that her desolation is due to her sin, but he urges the people to seek the Lord in prayer, and the Lord to look upon the tragic state of His people 2:1-22.
A.
The City’s Desolation from Yahweh’s Vantage Point is like a master against his possessions, and the Covenant God against His covenantal institutions. The conclusion is that the Lord has caused the destruction of Jerusalem so that no one knows what to do, 2:1-10.
1.
The Lord against His Possessions. God (Adonai, yn*da , “Lord”) has turned against his own possessions as an owner/enemy, 2:1-5.
2.
The Lord against His Institutions. God (YHWH, hwhy) has turned against His covenantal Institutions and no one knows what to do, 2:6-10.
a.
The Temple and Theocratic Administrators, 2:6.
b.
The Altar and Feasts, 2:7.
c.
The Covenant City, 2:8-9a.
d.
No one knows what to do, 2:10.
B.
The City’s Desolation from the Prophet’s Vantage Point. The prophet laments over the devastation of the city which was brought upon her by her sin, exhorts the people to cry to the Lord for help, and calls upon the Lord to look upon them in their inhumane state of death, 2:11-22
1.
The Prophet Laments over the City. The prophet cries over the city whose suffering is typified in the suffering of little children, who were led astray by false prophets, whose enemies are now in control, and who are experiencing the fulfillment of Yahweh’s word in judgment, 2:11-17.
a.
The Suffering of Little Children, 2:11-12.
b.
The Deceit of False Prophets Who Led the Nation Astray, 2:13-14
c.
Enemies Are Now In Control, 2:15-16.