Thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall throughly glean the remnant of Israel as a vine: turn back thine hand as a grapegatherer into the baskets.
This is what the LORD of armies says: They will completely gather up what's left of Israel like workers picking grapes from a vine. Go back again with your hand like a grape picker reaching into the baskets.
God is saying that Israel will be thoroughly searched and gathered up, just like grape pickers who go through the vines multiple times to make sure they don't miss any fruit.
📚 Historical Context
Jeremiah was a prophet in ancient Judah around the 7th century BC, warning the people of God's impending judgment due to their persistent idolatry and social injustices during the rise of the Babylonian Empire. This verse uses the metaphor of gleaning grapes, a common agricultural practice in Israel where workers would thoroughly gather any remaining fruit after the main harvest, to illustrate how the enemy would exhaustively capture and remove the remnant of the population. It reflects the broader biblical narrative of God's calls for repentance amid national crisis, emphasizing that no one would escape the consequences of their actions.
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