Confess what you know (v.12)

• God is eternal
• God is self-existent
• God is sovereign
• Got is Holy

Confess His will (as best you know it) (v.12)

• "We will not die"
• "You have ordained them as judgment"

Confess what you don't know (v.13-17)

• Inactivity doesn't align with Your holiness (v.13)
• Denigration doesn't align with Your purpose (v.14-15)
• Idolatry and violence don't align with your justice (v.16-17)

Then position yourself and wait patiently (2.1-3)

God's Response

• Write this down (2.2)
• I'm at work (2.3)
• Live by Faith (2.4)
  • The other way is the way of arrogance and wickedness (v.5-6)

Woe to the Babylonians

• You plunder and will be plundered (v.7-8)
• Injustice will put you to shame (v.9-11)
• Building on bloodshed will show vanity of empire (v.12-14)
• Forced drunkenness will bring shame back on you (v.15-17)
• Trying to awaken an idol will lead to being silenced (v.18-20)

God gives the woes to His people to speak against th esource of their suffering and to sustain hope within them.