I will surely consume them, saith the LORD: there shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree, and the leaf shall fade; and the things that I have given them shall pass away from them.
I will completely destroy them, says the LORD: there will be no grapes on the grapevines, no figs on the fig trees, and the leaves will wither and die. Everything I have given them will be taken away from them.
God is warning that He will remove His blessings and provision from His people as judgment for their unfaithfulness.
📚 Historical Context
Jeremiah prophesied during the final years of the kingdom of Judah (around 627-586 BC), warning of coming judgment through Babylonian conquest. The people had turned away from God to worship idols and follow corrupt leaders, despite repeated warnings. This verse uses agricultural imagery that would have been immediately understood by an agrarian society dependent on harvests for survival.
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