Abstract EN:

After presenting the historical situation in ancient near east in the seventh century B. C. And a "status quaestionis" of the problems raised by Jeremiah’s book, the thesis studies, in its first part, the main texts in which the term "sqr" (illusion, lies) appears. The Israelites think they will be saved because they worship in the temple and are the keepers of the law. "This is but illusion" the prophet replies, as because they worship, they think they need not bother about justice and the law grants them a magic protection (jr 7,18,3 ; 8,8-9 ; 26). The salvation expected in the practice of idolatrous worship is particularly deceptive (jr 2 ; 10,1-16). The book of Jeremiah shows how widespread such worship was on the era of the disappearance of the kingdom of Judah. The harshness of his judgment does not enable to expect a conversion. Jeremiah asserts that only a moral life can win men a real protection. But the prophet's experience teaches him that men are not capable of living so. Sin id deeply rooted and a return proves impossible. Jeremiah's pessimistic idea of human nature is so thorough that a salvation is not within reach. Is then despair the only outcome? The prophet replies "no", because Yahweh will do something new. The second part of the thesis delves into salvation (jr 30-31).