And the LORD said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and will cast off this city Jerusalem which I have chosen, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there.
And the LORD said, 'I will also remove Judah from my presence, just as I removed Israel, and I will reject this city Jerusalem that I chose, and the temple where I said my name would dwell.'
God is declaring that He will remove Judah and Jerusalem from His favor, just as He had already done with the northern kingdom of Israel.
📚 Historical Context
In the biblical narrative of 2 Kings, King Josiah of Judah had initiated widespread religious reforms after discovering the Book of the Law, which included destroying idols and pagan altars to restore true worship of God. However, these efforts came too late, as the nation had accumulated generations of disobedience and idolatry, similar to the northern kingdom of Israel, which had already been conquered and exiled by the Assyrians in 722 BC. This verse records God's solemn declaration that He would reject Judah and Jerusalem, the city He had chosen for His presence, leading to their eventual destruction and exile by the Babylonians.
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