Jeremiah's statement that his life is in their hand and they can do with him what is good in their sight shows acceptance of death if it is their will. The appeal to their sense of justice and propriety rather than to mercy shows Jeremiah's confidence in the essential rightness of his cause. The statement that he has done nothing wrong (implicit in the appeal) shows that the death demand is unjust. The verse shows Jeremiah facing execution with dignity and faithfulness.

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