Two painful prophecies appear in these perakim. The first discusses the ideal relationship one should have with the house of God, while the other deals with the conceptual approach to sacrifices. In both prophecies, Yirmiyahu dispels the nation's erroneous understanding of the role of the Temple and its sacrifices, notions which have misguided the people by encouraging them to continue in their evil ways.

The prophet returns to describing the destruction which will punish the nation for its idol worship, and rallies for national mourning for the future deaths of the masses (7:29-8:3). Yirmiyahu makes one final desperate attempt to touch the nation's heart and bring them to repent (4-12). The continuation of the prophecy once again describes God's wrath and the future destruction, and as characteristic of Yirmiyahu, is intertwined with moments of personal pain and deep empathy (13-23).                               

Yirmiyahu
Courtesy of Matan Al HaPerek, Directed by Dr. Navah Cohen