Jeremiah: According to the Ethiopian School of Biblical Exegesis

The Ethiopian (Ge'ez/Amharic Rite) School of Biblical Exegesis is known as Andimta. Andimta means "and one". The tradition comes from a society that rarely sends messages directly, whether verbally or through people, and thus has adapted to speaking indirectly with layered meanings. Sometimes these meanings are in tension with one another if not out right contradictory, but the keepers of this tradition are comfortable transmitting all of these messages nonetheless. And one more meaning and one more meaning.

I have recently been going through the scroll of Eyrmiyas (Jeremiah) according to this tradition.

In the beginning, we learn that Jeremiah is the light sent to us from the Lord. We learn that Jeremiah was chosen by the Lord from the time he was in the womb! We learn that Jeremiah hesitated because he thought he was an infant in mind, but the Lord commanded him to instruct the peoples (gentiles). We learn that Jeremiah warned about drought, famine, and pestilence. Israel, according to Jeremiah, should eschew the worship (crowning as ultimate king) of idols and replace it with the worship of the Lord. They should eschew sinful actions and replace them with righteous actions. Jeremiah is told to interpret as Isaiah did. Finally, and most importantly, we learn that Jeremiah was told to write what the Lord said down, take it to leaders, and read it aloud to them!

Woe to us who have also heard the words of the Lord read aloud to us.