Jeremiah 9:16 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

I will scatter them also among the heathen, whom neither they nor their fathers have known: and I will send a sword after them, till I have consumed them.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

I will scatter them among foreign nations that neither they nor their ancestors have ever known, and I will send war to pursue them until I have completely destroyed them.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God is warning that He will scatter His disobedient people among unknown nations and allow warfare to pursue them until they are completely defeated.

📚 Historical Context

This verse comes from Jeremiah's prophecy about God's judgment on Judah for their persistent idolatry and rejection of His covenant. Written around 600 BC, this warning preceded the Babylonian exile when the Jewish people were indeed scattered among foreign nations they had never known. Jeremiah served as God's messenger during the final years before Jerusalem's destruction in 586 BC.

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