Why was Jeremiah treated well by the Babylonians?
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I would suggest Jeremiah 1:7-8 and 1:18-19 as an answer. There we find that it is God who protects him wherever he goes. It wasn't the Babylonians' pity that stayed their hands; God Himself protected Jeremiah from them and the Israelites.
Jer 1:7 But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak. Jer 1:8 Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.
Jer 1:18 For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land. Jer 1:19 And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee.
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Jeremiah preached doom and destruction for forty long years, to such an extent that his name has entered our vocabulary, for someone whose very utterances foreshadow doom. Throughout most of his career, Jeremiah condemned the nation for paying tribute to the great powers who controlled the region, as only the help of God was needed. However, when Babylonian victory seemed assured, he counselled that Jerusalem’s only choice was to surrender, insisting that God wanted Judah to do the will of his servant, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. In fact, he cursed any nation that tried to do otherwise.
In Jeremiah 37:12-13, the prophet was accused of attempting to leave Jerusalem in order to go over to the enemy. He insists that he was merely trying to visit a family property outside the city, but we find in Jeremiah 38:1-3 that he was preaching that everyone should go over to the Babylonians (Chaldeans), predicting a victory for the Babylonians:
Then ... heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying, "Thus saith the LORD, He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live; for he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live. Thus saith the LORD, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, which shall take it."
Fortunately for Jeremiah, he had powerful friends who protected him, but it is understandable that he was seen as a traitor and almost killed. The Babylonians were no doubt aware of where his sympathies lay, so when they exiled most of the elite citizens of Jerusalem, they allowed Jeremiah to remain, even providing for him to be treated well.
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