Jeremiah 16:13

So I will cast you out of this land into a land that neither you nor your fathers have known. There you will serve other gods day and night, for I will show you no favor.’

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The LORD speaks through Jeremiah to the remnant of Judah facing impending exile. This declaration follows a warning about their persistent stubbornness and rejection of divine obedience.

The words — The Hebrew verb וְהֵטַלְתִּי (ve/he.tal.Ti) literally means "and I will cast out" or "throw down." It establishes the irreversible nature of the divine judgment being pronounced.

The thread — This pattern of forced displacement to an unknown land appears in Deuteronomy 28:36 and Jeremiah 15:14 as standard covenant consequences. It also echoes the warning in Deuteronomy 4:26 about perishing from the promised territory.

Why it lands — The text demands recognition that persistent rebellion severs relational access to divine mercy. It requires the reader to confront the direct link between idolatrous choice and irreversible displacement.

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The Hebrew words

King James Version

Therefore will I cast you out of this land into a land that ye know not, neither ye nor your fathers; and there shall ye serve other gods day and night; where I will not shew you favour.

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 28:36 The LORD will bring you and the king you appoint to a nation neither you nor your fathers have known, and there you will worship other gods—gods of wood and stone.
Deuteronomy 4:26 I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you this day that you will quickly perish from the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. You will not live long upon it, but will be utterly destroyed.
Jeremiah 15:14 Then I will enslave you to your enemies in a land you do not know, for My anger will kindle a fire that will burn against you.”
Jeremiah 17:4 And you yourself will relinquish the inheritance that I gave you. I will enslave you to your enemies in a land that you do not know, for you have kindled My anger; it will burn forever.”
2 Chronicles 7:20 then I will uproot Israel from the soil I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. I will make it an object of scorn and ridicule among all the peoples.
Leviticus 18:27 For the men who were in the land before you committed all these abominations, and the land has become defiled.
Deuteronomy 30:17 But if your heart turns away and you do not listen, but are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them,
Deuteronomy 28:63 Just as it pleased the LORD to make you prosper and multiply, so also it will please Him to annihilate you and destroy you. And you will be uprooted from the land you are entering to possess.
Deuteronomy 29:28 The LORD uprooted them from their land in His anger, rage, and great wrath, and He cast them into another land, where they are today.’
Joshua 23:15 But just as every good thing the LORD your God promised you has come to pass, likewise the LORD will bring upon you the calamity He has threatened, until He has destroyed you from this good land He has given you.