And I will cast thee out, and thy mother that bare thee, into another country, where ye were not born; and there shall ye die.
I will throw you out along with your mother who gave birth to you, sending you to a foreign country where you were not born, and there you will die.
God is declaring that He will send the king and his mother into exile in a foreign land where they will die, far from their homeland.
📚 Historical Context
This prophecy was directed at King Jehoiachin (also called Coniah) of Judah and his mother around 597 BC. Jeremiah was warning that because of their disobedience and the nation's rebellion against God, they would be carried away into Babylonian captivity. This prophecy was fulfilled when Nebuchadnezzar conquered Jerusalem and took the royal family and many citizens into exile in Babylon.
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