And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.
And I will pronounce my judgments against them because of all their evil acts, since they have abandoned me, burned incense to other gods, and worshipped things they made with their own hands.
God is declaring that He will judge His people because they turned away from Him to worship false gods and idols they created themselves.
📚 Historical Context
During the time of the prophet Jeremiah in the 7th century BC, the kingdom of Judah was facing God's judgment for abandoning their covenant with Him and embracing idolatry amid political pressures from powerful empires like Assyria and Babylon. The people had turned to worshiping man-made idols and foreign gods, burning incense as an act of devotion, which directly defied God's commands in the Torah. This verse is part of God's initial call to Jeremiah, commissioning him to declare these judgments as a warning to the nation.
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