Jeremiah 14:17-18
When God’s warnings are ignored, the consequences of sin unfold with devastating force across an entire society.
17 “You shall say this word to them: “ ‘Let my eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease; for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous wound.
18 If I go out into the field, then, behold, the slain with the sword! If I enter into the city, then, behold, those who are sick with famine! For both the prophet and the priest go about in the land, and have no knowledge.’ ”
When God’s warnings are ignored, the consequences of sin unfold with devastating force across an entire society.
To communicate the LORD’s command that Jeremiah proclaim a lament over the devastating judgment coming upon Judah, revealing the total collapse of the nation through violence, famine, and exile.
Drought, False Peace, and the Plea of a Guilty People
Judah's drought reveals covenant judgment against a wandering people, false prophets deepen the disaster by promising peace, and the only fitting response is confession, rejection of idols, and desperate hope in the LORD alone.