For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices:
When I brought your ancestors out of Egypt, I didn't speak to them or give them commands about burnt offerings or sacrifices.
God is saying that when He rescued Israel from Egypt, His primary focus wasn't on religious rituals and sacrifices.
📚 Historical Context
In the time of the prophet Jeremiah, around the 7th century BC, the people of Judah were misplacing their trust in temple rituals and sacrifices, thinking these alone would secure God's favor. God uses Jeremiah to remind them that when He freed their ancestors from Egypt, His initial commands focused on moral obedience, the covenant at Sinai, and living justly, rather than on establishing a system of burnt offerings. This rebuke highlights that rituals were always meant to express a deeper commitment to God's ways, not to substitute for it.
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