Jer 16:14 | MHM | STEP | Judgment and Mercy; Restoration of the Jews; Deliverance from Babylon. This passage shows both God’s judgment and His mercy. The people of Judah will be punished for their idolatry, but God promises that, later, He will bring them back from exile. The coming judgment is certain, but hope remains because God will eventually restore His people. This restoration will be even greater than the deliverance from Egypt. The people will learn that idols are worthless and that only the Lord is the true God. v. 14–15 : God says a time will come when people will no longer say, As the Lord lives, who brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt , but instead, As the Lord lives, who brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north and from all the lands where he had driven them (Jeremiah 16:14-15 ). Their return from Babylon will be so great that it will become the new story of God’s power and mercy. God promises to bring His people back to their land.

‏ Jeremiah 16:14

Judgment and Mercy; Restoration of the Jews; Deliverance from Babylon.

This passage shows both God’s judgment and His mercy. The people of Judah will be punished for their idolatry, but God promises that, later, He will bring them back from exile. The coming judgment is certain, but hope remains because God will eventually restore His people. This restoration will be even greater than the deliverance from Egypt. The people will learn that idols are worthless and that only the Lord is the true God.

v. 14–15: God says a time will come when people will no longer say, As the Lord lives, who brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt, but instead, As the Lord lives, who brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north and from all the lands where he had driven them(Jeremiah 16:14-15 ^a). Their return from Babylon will be so great that it will become the new story of God’s power and mercy. God promises to bring His people back to their land.