"And it shall come to pass in that day, that thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say: How hath the oppressor ceased, the golden city ceased! The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked, the scepters of the rulers. He who smoke the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindered. The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet; they break forth into singing."
I like this a lot, as it applies to our lives in multiple ways. I know lots of people feel unheard, unloved, oppressed by their situations and circumstances. This feeling is extremely scary and disheartening, and may even cause some to fear for their safety. These verses, I feel, can help us take a moment and remember that though hope may sleep, it will never die, for the Lord has promised us peace in the second coming.
While that larger perspective is true, so too is a narrower one. Sometimes we may feel very stressed out by daily occurrences. We may feel beaten down and trapped by the craziness of life quite often actually. However, we learn in these verses that the Lord will cause our oppressors to cease and we will have peace. I feel that this equally applies to stress, and if we keep that in mind and ask the Lord for help, we will be able to feel peace.
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