1. Circumcise your hearts (1-4)

God's people had gone astray. He called them to return to him, to put away idols, and live in a truthful, just and righteous way. This is the way of blessing. Refusing to return is to invite God's burning wrath and disaster.

2. Disaster from the north (5-18)

Babylon, like a lion coming out of his lair, was bent on conquest and destruction. He was like the desert wind; his chariots like the whirlwind and his horses swifter than eagles. The prophet pleads with Jerusalem to 'wash the evil from her heart and be saved.'

3. The prophet's anguish (19-31)

The invading army was God's instrument of judgment. The weeping prophet feels the anguish of God's heart.

Application: Lord, circumcise my heart. Turn America to you in true repentance.
One Word: Return to the Lord