https://jerrytowler.com/categories/til/ en Sat, 15 Aug 2026 17:57:05 -0600 https://jerrytowler.com/2026/08/15/despite-the-repeated-warnings-about.html Sat, 15 Aug 2026 17:57:05 -0600 http://jatowler.micro.blog/2026/08/15/despite-the-repeated-warnings-about.html <p>Despite the repeated warnings about the invader/conqueror from the north, the book of Jeremiah doesn&rsquo;t actually mention Babylon by name until chapter 20.</p> <p>He spends nineteen chapters talking about this impending disaster &ldquo;from the north&rdquo; before finally spitting out who it&rsquo;s going to be.</p>