KJV ORIGINAL
This is thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the LORD; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
This is your fate, the punishment I have measured out for you, says the LORD, because you have forgotten me and put your trust in lies.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is explaining that the consequences people face are the result of forgetting Him and trusting in false things instead.
📚 Historical Context
Jeremiah was prophesying to the kingdom of Judah during the final decades before Jerusalem's destruction by Babylon (around 627-586 BC). The people had repeatedly turned away from God to worship idols and make political alliances with foreign nations rather than trusting in the LORD. This verse comes in the context of God's warnings about the coming judgment through Babylonian conquest.
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