Jeremiah 18:16

"For my people have forgotten me. They have burned incense to false gods. They have been made to stumble in their ways in the ancient paths, to walk in byways, in a way not built up,"

Key Reflection

The people of Judah had strayed from their covenant obligations and turned to false gods, forsaking the ancestral paths of righteousness they once followed. This verse paints a vivid picture for the ancient audience, highlighting how they had abandoned the well-trodden, familiar ways of their ancestors in favor of new, uncharted paths that led them astray, ultimately making them vulnerable to judgment.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Hissing -Not derision, but the drawing in of the breath quickly as men do when they shudder. Way his head -Or, “shake his head,” a sign among the Jews not of scorn but of pity. The desolation of the land of Israel is to fill people with dismay.

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