Jeremiah 3:2 meaning and explanation

“Lift up your eyes to the barren heights and see. Is there any place where you have not been violated? You sat beside the highways waiting for your lovers, like a nomad in the desert. You have defiled the land with your prostitution and wickedness.

Jeremiah 3:2, Berean Standard Bible

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The LORD is speaking through Jeremiah to the people of Judah, and the charge is drawn from the imagery of an unfaithful wife. The barren heights were the raised places where Canaanite worship was practiced, and the highways were where travelers passed.

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