Jeremias

Jeremiah has a vision of the imminent fall of Jerusalem. Not even his mother wants to believe him and she curses him – Jerusalem will last forever. Eager for war, the people are determined to shake off the Assyrian yoke and reject Jeremiah’s warnings.
The Assyrians surround the town. The king of the Israelites, Zedekia, is Jeremiah’s last hope. But Zedekia too does not want to listen to Jeremiah’s warnings. The crowd’s anger is directed at Jeremiah and they threaten to stone him. Zedekia leads his people into war.
Jeremiah returns to his father’s home, where his mother lies dying. She hears the noise of battle close by and knows that Jerusalem is awaiting its downfall. The crowd forces its way into the house and throws Jeremiah into a dung pit. Jerusalem has fallen and king Zedekia blinded. As soon as the enemy’s trumpet call sounds three times the Israelis must leave town. The prophet Jeremiah, whose words have come true, finds words of comfort: ‘God will build a temple in your heart and he will build the eternal Jerusalem in each one of you.’