Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will cast thee from off the face of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast taught rebellion against the LORD.
Therefore, this is what the LORD says: Look, I will remove you from the face of the earth. You will die this very year because you have taught people to rebel against the LORD.
God is pronouncing judgment on someone who will die within the year for teaching others to rebel against Him.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is God's judgment spoken through Jeremiah against the false prophet Hananiah, who had contradicted Jeremiah's prophecy about Babylon's dominance lasting 70 years. Hananiah had falsely prophesied that the exile would end in just two years and even broke Jeremiah's symbolic yoke to demonstrate his point. This divine pronouncement came as God's response to Hananiah's false prophecy that led people away from God's true message.
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