For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this once, and will distress them, that they may find it so.
This is what the LORD says: 'Look, I am about to throw out the people living in this land all at once, like stones from a slingshot. I will bring trouble upon them so they will experience what I have warned them about.'
God is warning that He will forcefully remove His people from their land and bring suffering upon them so they will finally understand the consequences of their disobedience.
📚 Historical Context
This prophecy was given during the final years of the kingdom of Judah, likely around 605-586 BC, when the Babylonian Empire was rising to power. Jeremiah was warning the people of Jerusalem that their persistent idolatry and rejection of God would result in exile to Babylon, which indeed happened when Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem in 586 BC.
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