When the Walls Come Down: Jerusalem Falls and a Prophet Chooses to Stay | Jeremiah 39–41

Word for Word: The Bible · Aug 30, 2026 · 14m

Episode Overview

What does faithfulness look like after the worst has already happened? Today we read Jeremiah chapters 39 through 41. Jerusalem finally falls. The walls are breached, the palace and houses are burned, Zedekiah is captured while fleeing, and many of the people are marched off to Babylon. Jeremiah, still confined in the courtyard of the guard, is released and treated with unexpected respect once the Babylonians realize his words had proven true. Given his choice of going to Babylon or staying, he chooses to remain with the poor who were left behind in the land.

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