Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will lay stumblingblocks before this people, and the fathers and the sons together shall fall upon them; the neighbour and his friend shall perish.
This is what the LORD says: 'Look, I will put obstacles in front of this people that will cause them to stumble and fall. Parents and children will fall together because of these obstacles, and neighbors and friends will be destroyed.'
God is warning that He will allow difficulties and consequences to come upon His people because of their disobedience, affecting entire families and communities.
📚 Historical Context
This prophecy was given through Jeremiah around 605-586 BC as Judah faced mounting pressure from the Babylonian Empire. The people had repeatedly ignored God's warnings about their idolatry and injustice, and God was announcing that judgment would come through military invasion and exile. The 'stumblingblocks' referred to the consequences of their rebellion, which would culminate in the destruction of Jerusalem and deportation to Babylon.
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