The Tears of God in the Book of Jeremiah

The article analyzes several passages in Jeremiah in which God weeps in order to understand the function of divine weeping in the book. Attention to the distribution of weeping in the book finds that God's weeping (8,23; 9,9.17; 13,17; 14,17) gives way to divine anger and refusal to hear the pe...

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Published in:Biblica 2013-01, Vol.94 (1), p.24-46
Main Author: Bosworth, David A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Commentationes
Deities
Divinity
Emotional distress
Exegesis and biblical criticism
History and sciences of religions
Laments
Old Testament
Oracles
Overall studies
Poetry
Prophets
Tears
Theology
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Summary:The article analyzes several passages in Jeremiah in which God weeps in order to understand the function of divine weeping in the book. Attention to the distribution of weeping in the book finds that God's weeping (8,23; 9,9.17; 13,17; 14,17) gives way to divine anger and refusal to hear the petitions of the people (15,1; 16,5-7). LXX and many modern commentators have attempted to deny that God weeps in these passages. However, several texts clearly depict God weeping, and weeping deities are common in ancient Near Eastern literature.
ISSN:0006-0887
2385-2062