Therefore will I cast you out of this land into a land that ye know not, neither ye nor your fathers; and there shall ye serve other gods day and night; where I will not shew you favour.
Therefore I will throw you out of this land into a land that you don't know—a place neither you nor your ancestors have ever been. There you will serve other gods day and night, and I will not show you any mercy or kindness.
God is warning that He will exile His people to a foreign land where they'll be forced to worship false gods and receive no help from Him.
📚 Historical Context
Jeremiah prophesied during the final decades before Judah's exile to Babylon (around 586 BC). The people had repeatedly turned away from God to worship idols, despite numerous warnings from prophets. This verse describes the coming Babylonian exile, where the Jewish people would indeed be forced to live under foreign rule and religious practices.
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