Jeremiah 2:31 meaning and explanation
You people of this generation, consider the word of the LORD: “Have I been a wilderness to Israel or a land of dense darkness? Why do My people say, ‘We are free to roam; we will come to You no more’?
Jeremiah 2:31, Berean Standard Bible
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The LORD is speaking through Jeremiah to the people of Judah, and here he pauses to put a question to “this generation.” Israel had complained that following God felt like a trackless wasteland, a land of dense darkness. God turns that complaint back on them: he had never been a wilderness to them, but a guide and provider.
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