Therefore I am full of the fury of the LORD; I am weary with holding in: I will pour it out upon the children abroad, and upon the assembly of young men together: for even the husband with the wife shall be taken, the aged with him that is full of days.
So I am filled with the Lord's anger; I'm tired of holding it back. I will pour it out on the children playing in the streets and on groups of young men gathered together. Both husbands and wives will be captured, and so will the elderly along with those who have lived many years.
The writer is expressing that he's overwhelmed with God's righteous anger and can no longer contain the warning of judgment that will affect everyone - young and old alike.
📚 Historical Context
Jeremiah spoke these words around 605-586 BC as he warned the people of Judah about the coming Babylonian invasion. The prophet had been trying to call the nation back to faithfulness to God, but they continued in their rebellion and idol worship. This verse reflects Jeremiah's emotional burden as God's messenger, knowing that divine judgment was inevitable and would affect entire families and communities.
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