It took me almost 20 minutes to read this passage. In this “word” from Jeremiah, God has nothing of promise for Judah and Jerusalem except punishment. He repeatedly states that his judgment will come as a ruthless army invades from the North. They will spare no one. And this judgment is coming upon God’s people because they have reject Him; emptying their worship, seeking other gods, and resting on the accomplishments of their faithful ancestors. At the end of chapter 6 God summarizes his view of Jerusalem; rejected silver. There is nothing to them of value to God. Yet in 4:27 God holds out a promise to the people who are still faithful to him:
“The whole land will be desolate (although I will not destroy it completely).”
God’s acts of punishment and discipline are always intended to lead His people back to obedience to His laws.
Stuart
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