Jeremiah 29:20 meaning and explanation

So hear the word of the LORD, all you exiles I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon.

Jeremiah 29:20, Berean Standard Bible

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Jeremiah is writing from Jerusalem to the Judeans deported to Babylon, and in verse 20 he turns from condemning the false prophets and the people left behind to address the exiles directly. The phrase "I have sent away" is striking: the LORD claims the exile as his own act, not merely Babylon's.

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