And I will fan them with a fan in the gates of the land; I will bereave them of children, I will destroy my people, since they return not from their ways.
I will scatter them like grain being winnowed at the city gates throughout the land. I will take away their children and destroy my people, because they refuse to turn away from their evil ways.
God is saying He will scatter and punish His people because they stubbornly refuse to change their sinful behavior and return to Him.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes during Jeremiah's prophecy about God's judgment on Judah before the Babylonian exile (around 600 BC). The people had repeatedly ignored God's warnings and continued worshipping idols and living in disobedience. The 'gates of the land' refers to the city gates where important community activities like winnowing grain took place.
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