Jeremiah 10:18 meaning and explanation

For this is what the LORD says: “Behold, at this time I will sling out the inhabitants of the land and bring distress upon them so that they may be captured.”

Jeremiah 10:18, Berean Standard Bible

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These are the LORD's words through Jeremiah, spoken to Judah near the end of the chapter's warning. The people had adopted the idolatrous customs of surrounding nations, so God announces that he will "sling out" the land's inhabitants, an image of being hurled away like a stone from a sling.

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