And I will persecute them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be removed to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, and an astonishment, and an hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations whither I have driven them:
I will chase after them with war, hunger, and disease, and I will hand them over to be scattered among all the kingdoms of the earth. They will become a curse word, a shocking example, something people mock, and a disgrace among all the nations where I have forced them to go.
God is warning that He will bring severe judgment through war, famine, and disease on those who disobey Him, scattering them among foreign nations where they'll become an object of shame and ridicule.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of Jeremiah's letter to the Jewish exiles in Babylon around 597 BC. God is specifically warning about the fate of those false prophets and leaders who remained in Jerusalem and continued to rebel against Babylon, refusing to accept that the exile was God's judgment. These remaining rebels would face even worse consequences than those already in exile.
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