Jeremiah: Fortified City, Bronze Walls, and Iron Pillar against the Whole Land

In Jer 1:18a, God promises to make Jeremiah “a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls, against the whole land.” In the prevailing scholarly opinion, these metaphors were meant to encourage and reassure the prophet, offering him divine protection from persecution by “the kings of Judah, its...

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Main Author: Bailey, Randall C. 1951- (Author)
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Published: The National Association of Professors of Hebrew 2016
In: Hebrew studies
Year: 2016, Volume: 57, Issue: 1, Pages: 117-138
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