What’s up Music Producer. I ain’t been in here in years but I’ve done some brief reading of some recent posts in here and found that I agree with much of what you say. In this post though, you say that this prophesy of Isaiah points to Jeremiah and not Jesus. It’s my impression that you are a seeker of the truth so with this in mind I submit the following for your consideration:
You site Isa. 53:7,8 for consideration. Before I comment on these verses specifically, I wonder what you think of the previous verses? For example, verse 4 says “he hath borne our griefs, And carried our sorrows:” How do you equate this with Jeremiah and how not with Christ? And for context sake consider also the very next verse: 5 “he was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: The chastisement of our peace was upon him;” And this is the kicker, “AND WITH HIS STRIPES WE ARE HEALED”
Verse 6 goes on to say “…And the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.” This is all from the very same chapter(53) that you site from. Also, consider for further context the following from verse 10: “…When thou shalt make his soul an OFFERING FOR SIN…” And from verse 12: “…And he BARE THE SIN of many…”
What is your reasoning that this prophesy refers to Jeremiah and not Jesus? When you look at the whole chapter, and I encourage anyone to read it for themselves, the main thrust of the chapter speaks of one who is innocent being sacrificed for the sins of many.
Where in the book of Jeremiah, which is the account of his life and ministry, does it show that he was the sacrificial lamb and was sacrificed for the sins of many? Or any? That is clearly what Isaiah 53 talks about over and over.
Also in the same verse that you site, verse 8 it says the same thing: “…For the trasression of my people was he stricken…” When you put it all together it paints a fairly clear picture, and one that does not match Jeremiah and does match Jesus. Though I see in verse 7 where he mentions a lamb being brought to slaughter and how this is very similar to Jeremiah 11:19 which you site, but it doesn’t take into account the whole context of
this particular passage or the whole account of Jeremiah for that matter.
This brings me to my next question. When did Jeremiah drown? This is no account of this event in the book of Jeremiah nor anywhere else for that matter. Jeremiah was in a dungeon but he clearly did not die. You site Lamentations. I submit this for your consideration. 1)Lamentations is poetry and therefore figurative and symbolic and all that poetry tends to be 2) 54: Waters flowed over mine head; then I said, I am cut off.
Is not meant to be taken literally. How do I know this? Well, a) you can find it in other poetic writings. Example: Psalms 62 where King David(who never drowned either) says from verse 1: Save me, O God; for the WATERS are come unto my soul. 2: I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
But more importantly b) you can read the account of Jeremiah in the dungeon.
I suggest reading the whole passage, even the whole book, but here are the most relevant parts:
Jeremiah 38:6 - Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.
Jeremiah 38:9 - My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for there is no more bread in the city.
Jeremiah 38:10 - Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.
Notice the “before he die” part above
Jeremiah 38:11 - So Ebedmelech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old cast clouts and old rotten rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.
Jeremiah 38:13 - So they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and took him up out of the dungeon: and Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.
So as you see, Jeremiah didn’t die at all not for lack of bread, not for too much water.
I believe that you seek the truth, so I hope that this is taken as food for thought and not as persecution nor an attack of any kind.
God bless you and keep seeking.