What is the literary structure of the composition of the oracles against Babylon in Jeremiah 50 and Jeremiah 51? This study hopes to demonstrate that the composition of the oracles is not disordered but rather a well-ordered complex of structurally related elements. The thesis is that the composition is comprised of six movements set within a common framework.

The article gives exegetical remarks on the relatively unknown oracles against the nations of Jeremiah 46 (Damascus, Egypt, etc.) to Jeremiah 51.