Jeremiah 10:17-18
Persistent rebellion against God results in the loss of covenant security and the painful experience of exile.
17 Gather up your wares out of the land, you who live under siege.
18 For Yahweh says, “Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this time, and will distress them, that they may feel it.”
Persistent rebellion against God results in the loss of covenant security and the painful experience of exile.
To warn the inhabitants of Jerusalem that imminent exile is coming as the LORD prepares to drive them out of the land because of their persistent rebellion.
The Living God and the Worthless Idols of the Nations
The living LORD alone is Creator, King, and Portion of his people, while idols are breathless frauds; therefore Judah must abandon pagan fear, submit to the LORD's correction, and confess that human beings cannot direct their own steps.