And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.
And I myself will fight against you with my hand stretched out and my powerful arm, filled with anger, fury, and great rage.
God is declaring that He will personally fight against His own people because of their disobedience and rebellion.
📚 Historical Context
During the time of the prophet Jeremiah in the 6th century BC, Judah was under threat from the Babylonian Empire due to the people's widespread idolatry, injustice, and disobedience to God's laws, which had led to divine judgment. In Jeremiah 21:5, God delivers a stern warning through the prophet to King Zedekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, declaring that He would personally fight against them with overwhelming power as punishment for their sins. This imagery of God's "outstretched hand and strong arm" draws from earlier biblical accounts, like the Exodus, to emphasize His unmatched authority, but here it signifies wrath rather than deliverance.
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