Jeremiah 5:19

17 And they shall eat up your ^aharvest and your bread,
Which your sons and daughters should eat.
They shall eat up your flocks and your herds;
They shall eat up your vines and your fig trees;
They shall destroy your fortified cities,
In which you trust, with the sword.

18 “Nevertheless in those days,” says the Lord, “I ^awill not make a complete end of you.

19 And it will be when you say, ^a‘Why does the Lord our God do all these things to us?’ then you shall answer them, ‘Just as you have ^bforsaken Me and served foreign gods in your land, so ^cyou shall serve aliens in a land that is not yours.’

20 “Declare this in the house of Jacob
And proclaim it in Judah, saying,

21 ‘Hear this now, O ^afoolish people,
Without¹ understanding,
Who have eyes and see not,
And who have ears and hear not:

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What Does Jeremiah 5:19 Mean?

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The Isrealites were choosingto forsake the relationship established through the Old Covenant. Why? Because they had a defiant and a rebellious heart! "Revolting" and "departing" indicates a conscious choosing.

How is this fault going to be overcome? By changing the nature of the party making the New Covenant, so that the flaw is removed. In Hebrews 8:10, Paul says that the reason for making the New Covenant is so God's law can be written in the heart.

John W. Ritenbaugh
The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part Eleven)

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