耶肋米亞在耶路撒冷聖殿門口發出的公開警告，與第7章所引用的警告遙相呼應。

在第7章中，先知的演講似乎是對耶肋米亞在約雅金王統治下所受苦難的時代的概括性介紹，而今天的報道則置於歷史背景之中。

的確，我們讀到了耶路撒冷統治者的反應。他們想要殺害先知，因為他所說的話。

如同許多惡人一樣，他們故意忽略了重點──悔改的邀請。

他們對自己所作所為毫無悔意。對他們而言，這樣做是好的，因為它能帶來成功和財富。

然而，對先知來說，公義取決於上主以及對祂旨意的順服。

當事情走向如此極端時，只有一個因素能夠改變這種僵局：死亡。

先知的死，正如耶穌的死；惡人的死，將死於比他們更強大的人之手。

The public warning Jeremiah delivers at the entrance of the Temple of Jerusalem echoes the warning quoted in Ch. 7. In Ch. 7 the speech of the prophet seems to be a general introduction to the time in which Jeremiah suffered under the king Jehoiakim, while today’s report is framed into a historical context. Indeed, we read about the reaction of the rulers of Jerusalem. They want to kill the prophet because of his words.

As many wicked people do, they intentionally miss the point, which is the invitation to conversion.

They do not have any second thoughts about their behavior. For them, it is good, because it brings success and riches.

Whereas, for the prophet, justice depends on God and obedience to His will.

When things are polarized in such an extreme way, only one factor can change the locked situation: death. The death of the prophet, as it will happen for Jesus; the death of the wicked, at the hands of some more powerful than they are.