Jeremiah 15:2 meaning and explanation

If they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘Those destined for death, to death; those destined for the sword, to the sword; those destined for famine, to famine; and those destined for captivity, to captivity.’

Jeremiah 15:2, Berean Standard Bible

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The LORD is answering Jeremiah, who has been pleading for Judah and has just been told that even Moses and Samuel could not turn aside the coming judgment. Here God puts words in the prophet's mouth for a people who will ask where they should go, and the answer is that no refuge remains.

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