2:28
God now mocks the people. They had worshipped these useless idols thinking they would help them, so God asks them where their idols are now? What help are they giving? The answer, of course, is none at all. And it wasn't as if they had only one useless god, they had dozens of the things. But a hundred useless gods are no better than one useless god. The converse is that if we do trust in the Lord He will answer when we call, He does deliver us from trouble.
2:29,30
Then we get the “why do you bring charges against me?” People are all too ready to blame God, yet will not blame the false gods they call upon. This makes no sense at all.
God had punished the people with the hope that they would respond to correction, but to no avail. And the sword had devoured the true prophets. Judah was ripe for judgement.
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