He says that Nebuchadnezzar will take the city, that there will be no peace, and that the exile will last seventy years. Nobody wants to hear what he has to say, and it’s easy to see why. With Babylon beginning a siege against the city, everyone thinks it’s time for all the Jews to work together. Jeremiah seems to be dividing the people, and some Jews think that Jeremiah is discouraging the army
