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 prophesied during the final decades before Jerusalem's destruction in 586 BC, when Babylon was threatening Judah. This verse speaks of God's coming judgment through foreign invaders who would thoroughly conquer and exile the people. The imagery of gleaning refers to the complete and systematic way the Babylonians would carry away the Israelites.
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