Pour out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name: for they have eaten up Jacob, and devoured him, and consumed him, and have made his habitation desolate.
Pour out your anger on the nations that don't know you, and on the peoples who don't pray to you or worship you. They have completely destroyed Jacob, devouring him entirely and leaving his homeland empty and ruined.
Jeremiah is asking God to direct His judgment toward the foreign nations that have destroyed Israel, rather than continuing to punish His own people.
📚 Historical Context
This prayer comes during or after the Babylonian conquest of Judah (around 586 BC), when Jerusalem was destroyed and many Israelites were taken into exile. Jeremiah witnessed the devastating invasion by King Nebuchadnezzar's armies, which left the land desolate and the people scattered. The prophet is appealing to God's justice, asking Him to hold the pagan nations accountable for their role in Israel's destruction.
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