Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips:
Because you have forgotten the God who saved you, and haven't remembered the rock who gave you strength, you will plant beautiful gardens and fill them with exotic seedlings from foreign lands:
The writer is warning that when people forget God who saved and strengthened them, they will turn to other things (like foreign practices) trying to find security and beauty.
📚 Historical Context
This prophecy was given during a time when Israel was forming alliances with foreign nations and adopting their religious practices instead of trusting in God. The 'pleasant plants' and 'strange slips' likely refer to foreign religious rituals or idolatrous practices that involved sacred gardens and imported religious elements from other cultures.
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