Jeremiah 6:22
"Therefore the LORD says, “Behold, I will lay stumbling blocks before this people. The fathers and the sons together will stumble against them. The neighbor and his friend will perish.”"
Key Reflection
The LORD warns through Jeremiah that He intends to bring judgment upon His people, creating stumbling blocks that will lead both elders and young ones, neighbors and friends, into chaos and destruction. This prophecy would have resonated deeply with the original audience, who lived under constant threat of invasion by foreign powers like the Babylonians, emphasizing how even familiar relationships could be shattered by divine judgment.
More from Jeremiah 6
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31Go deeper with Bible.talk - your AI Bible study companion
From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes