6:9
Verse 9 is alluding to the practice of taking the gleanings of a field. I.e. taking the fruit from the crops at the edge of the field. So God is saying that the attackers will do a very thorough job of stripping the land of its people and its assets.
6:10
It seems as if Jeremiah is speaking now. He has seen what is going to happen and wants to give a warning to Judah. But who would listen? They do not want to happen. We can identify with this, for we see many ways in which our own society is going in the wrong direction, bringing trouble upon itself, and has already done so. But if we point out the errors in society we just shouted down, no one wants to listen. “The word of the Lord is offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it.” Sadly this is all too applicable to our own land.
6:11,12
The wrath of the Lord is ready to be released. “I cannot hold it in”. This is not a sudden outburst of rage, for Judah’s sins had been building up over many years, failing to respond to warning after warning. And it will affect everyone, young and old, husband and wife. And it is the Lord who will stretch out His hand against those who live in the land.
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