Jeremiah 5:17 meaning and explanation
They will devour your harvest and food; they will consume your sons and daughters; they will eat up your flocks and herds; they will feed on your vines and fig trees. With the sword they will destroy the fortified cities in which you trust.”
Jeremiah 5:17, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
The LORD is speaking through Jeremiah to Judah in the years before Babylon's invasion. Verse 17 spells out what the "distant nation" of verse 15 will do: it will consume the whole visible basis of Judah's security, the harvest and food, sons and daughters, flocks and herds, vines and fig trees.
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