Jeremiah 10:18
For this is what the LORD says:
What it says
The LORD says He is about to sling out the inhabitants of the land and bring them distress so they will feel it.
What it is doing
This verse presents exile as a deliberate act of divine judgment.
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