The incense that ye burned in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, ye, and your fathers, your kings, and your princes, and the people of the land, did not the LORD remember them, and came it not into his mind?
You think God forgot about all that incense you burned to other gods in Judah's cities and Jerusalem's streets? You, your parents, your kings, your leaders, everyone, God saw it all and remembered every single time.
God doesn't have selective memory when it comes to what we've done.
📚 Historical Context
In the historical context, Jeremiah was prophesying during the fall of Judah to the Babylonians in the 6th century BC, when the people had persistently engaged in idolatry by burning incense to false gods despite God's warnings. This verse specifically addresses the Jewish exiles in Egypt, who were continuing their idolatrous practices and denying God's judgment. Jeremiah reminds them that God remembers these sins, as they were committed by all levels of society, from kings to common people.
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