1. Babylon will also fall (1-17)

Jeremiah had prophesied concerning the Babylonian conquest of all the nations around Israel, as well as the invasion of Judah and the fall of Jerusalem and the exile of the Jews. Babylon was God's instrument of judgment. But Babylon was evil. Her people worshiped Bel and Marduk. God would punish them in his own time. A nation from the north, the Medo-Persian Empire, would conquer Babylon. Then those living in Babylonian captivity would go home with tears of repentance (5).

2. The strong Redeemer (18-46)

The Lord Almighty, the strong Redeemer of Israel, would forgive and restore the remnant of his people (20). He would give them rest (34). The arrogant Babylonians would be crushed (31,32).

Application: Lord, your ways are hard to understand until the whole story has been told. Teach my eyes to see your hand in history and teach my heart to trust only in you, my strong Redeemer.
One Word: A strong Redeemer who forgives.