KJV ORIGINAL
Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Therefore I will scatter them like dry stalks that are blown away by the desert wind.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is saying He will scatter His disobedient people like worthless debris blown away by a strong wind.
📚 Historical Context
Jeremiah prophesied during the final decades before Babylon destroyed Jerusalem in 586 BC. This verse comes from a chapter where God warns the people of Judah about their stubborn refusal to listen to Him and their worship of foreign gods. The scattering refers to the coming exile when the Babylonians would carry the Jewish people away from their homeland.
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