Thus saith the LORD against all mine evil neighbours, that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit; Behold, I will pluck them out of their land, and pluck out the house of Judah from among them.
This is what the LORD says about all my wicked neighbors who attack the land I gave my people Israel as their inheritance: 'Look, I will uproot them from their own land, and I will also uproot the people of Judah from among them.'
God is promising to remove both Israel's enemies and His own people from their lands because of their wickedness.
📚 Historical Context
This prophecy was given during the final years of the kingdom of Judah, around 600-586 BC, when surrounding nations like Edom, Moab, and Ammon were hostile toward Israel and Judah. These neighboring countries had often attacked or taken advantage of God's people, and Jeremiah was prophesying that God would judge both these enemies and His own unfaithful people through exile.
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