This section of Jeremiah shows the sin of Judah and its political and religious leaders who turned away from the Lord and worshipped idols. The Lord comments that Judah did not learn from watching Israel, the northern kingdom who was taken over by Assyria. There are two laments because the Lord's people have rejected Him, and because they have rejected the Lord and gone their own way, a nation from the North is coming and bringing devastation. Yet, the Lord will not completely destroy them. Also, in this section the Lord continues to try and draw His people to Himself, but they would not have it.
