Perhaps our prophet encountered people who were astute and sophisticated and rightly overwhelmed by the reality of their situation. We can get used to almost anything. No Babylon s not home, but we ve made a life for ourselves here. We ve adapted, accommodated where we needed to. Life s not great, but at least it s a known quantity.
Freedom s risky.
We might have responsibilities. Return home sounds like work. I have heard people say the very same thing. No, the church isn t as strong as it used to be, but those of us who are still here are getting by. We re getting by.