Jeremiah 10:17
Gather up your belongings from this land, you who live under siege.
What it says
The inhabitant under siege is told to gather up belongings from the land.
What it is doing
This verse begins the captivity oracle with preparation for forced removal.
In context
17Gather up your belongings from this land, you who live under siege. 18For this is what the LORD says: 19Woe to me because of my brokenness; 20My tent is destroyed, 21For the shepherds have become senseless; 22Listen! The sound of a report is coming — 23I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not his own; 24Correct me, O LORD, 25Pour out Your wrath on the nations