(3) And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire. (4) And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,
This was a melancholy account of God's heritage. One should have thought that when the captivity was over, and the Lord had brought home his chosen, prosperity would have followed. Reader! mark it down. Jesus's people are to have tribulation in the world. And hereby indeed they will better know how to value his peace; In me ye shall have peace. Yes, blessed Lord! it is in thee; not from thee only, but in thee also. John 16:33.