Jeremiah 8:14 meaning and explanation

Why are we just sitting here? Gather together, let us flee to the fortified cities and perish there, for the LORD our God has doomed us. He has given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.

Jeremiah 8:14, Berean Standard Bible

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In Jeremiah 8 the prophet has announced judgment on Judah through an invading army, and the people have refused to return to God. Here the people themselves speak, urging one another to flee to fortified cities even though they expect to die there.

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