Therefore will I cast you out of this land into a land that ye know not, neither ye nor your fathers; and there shall ye serve other gods day and night; where I will not shew you favour.
Therefore I will throw you out of this land into a land that you don't know, a place neither you nor your ancestors have ever been. There you will serve other gods day and night, and I will not show you any mercy or kindness.
God is warning that He will exile His people to a foreign land where they'll be forced to worship false gods and receive no help from Him.
📚 Historical Context
In the 7th century BC, the prophet Jeremiah was delivering God's messages to the people of Judah, who were deeply involved in idolatry and breaking their covenant with God, leading to divine judgment. This verse specifically warns of the Babylonian exile, where the Israelites would be forcibly removed to a foreign land unfamiliar to them and their ancestors, as a consequence of their unfaithfulness. Historically, this prophecy was fulfilled when the Babylonian Empire conquered Jerusalem in 586 BC, scattering the people and ending the kingdom of Judah.
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