And I will give the men that have transgressed my covenant, which have not performed the words of the covenant which they had made before me, when they cut the calf in twain, and passed between the parts thereof,
I will hand over the men who have broken my covenant and failed to keep the promises they made to me. They made this covenant when they cut a calf in half and walked between the pieces.
God is declaring judgment on people who broke their solemn promise to Him, which they had sealed with a traditional covenant ceremony.
📚 Historical Context
This refers to an ancient covenant-making ritual where animals were cut in half and the covenant makers walked between the pieces, symbolizing that they would face the same fate as the animals if they broke their promise. In Jeremiah's time, the leaders of Judah had made a covenant with God to free their Hebrew slaves but then broke this promise by re-enslaving them.
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