Jeremiah 6:12

"Therefore I am full of the LORD’s wrath. I am weary with holding it in. “Pour it out on the children in the street, and on the assembly of young men together; for even the husband with the wife will be taken, the aged with him who is full of days."

Key Reflection

Jeremiah expresses God's intense anger and frustration, emphasizing that this wrath extends to all levels of society, from the youngest to the oldest, highlighting the pervasive nature of sin and the comprehensive judgment it merits. This passage underscores the severity of divine displeasure and the universality of human depravity.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Turned -Violently transferred. Houses, fields, wives, all they most valued, and most jealously kept to themselves - are gone.

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