Purpose of Writing: As a result of Judah’s continued and unrepentant idolatry, God allowed the Babylonians to besiege, plunder, burn, and destroy the city of Jerusalem. Solomon’s Temple, which had stood for approximately 400 years, was burned to the ground.
Kusudi la Kuandika: Kutokana na Yuda kuendelea kuabudu sanamu bila kutubu, Mungu aliwaruhusu Wababeli kuzingira, kuteka nyara, kuuchoma, na kuuharibu mji wa Yerusalemu. Hekalu la Sulemani, ambalo lilikuwa limesimama kwa takriban miaka 400, liliteketezwa kwa moto kabisa.