The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city shall be forsaken, and not a man dwell therein.
The entire city will run away when they hear the sound of soldiers on horses and archers with bows. The people will hide in thick bushes and climb up on rocky cliffs. Every city will be abandoned, with no one left living there.
God is describing how the people will flee in terror from invading armies, leaving their cities completely empty and abandoned.
📚 Historical Context
Jeremiah prophesied during the final decades of the Kingdom of Judah (around 627-586 BC), warning of the coming Babylonian invasion. This verse describes the panic and mass exodus that would occur when the Babylonian army approached Jerusalem and other cities. The prophecy was fulfilled when Nebuchadnezzar's forces conquered Judah, destroyed Jerusalem, and took most of the population into exile.
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