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Jeremiah 40 General Notes
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Peace in Judah
After Babylon conquered Jerusalem, this chapter reveals an unfolding peace in the area. Ammon, who was supposed to be Judah's ally against Babylon, probably sought to distract Babylon from attacking them by ruining the peace in the region of Judah. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/reveal and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit)