Jeremiah 40-42

Jeremiah was chained up with the rest of the exiles and on the march to Babylon when the message of clemency was sent from the king. Jeremiah was a free man. (40:4) It may have been very tempting for Jeremiah to find an abandoned house and field and make it his own. There he might have lived out his life in peace. But God had sent him to the people of Judah and there was a remnant left in the land. Jeremiah was staying true to his mission and stayed with his people. Though he would end up a prisoner of his own Jews he would not forsake his mission.
It took me about 12 minutes to read this passage.
Stuart