Jeremiah 51:5
For Israel and Judah have not been abandoned
What it says
Israel and Judah have not been forsaken by the LORD, though their land has been full of guilt.
What it is doing
This verse inserts covenant reassurance into the middle of judgment.
In context
1This is what the LORD says: 2I will send strangers to Babylon 3Do not let the archer bend his bow 4And they will fall slain in the land of the Chaldeans, 5For Israel and Judah have not been abandoned 6Flee from Babylon! Escape with your lives! 7Babylon was a gold cup in the hand of the LORD, 8Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been shattered. 9“We tried to heal Babylon, 10“The LORD has brought forth our vindication; 11Sharpen the arrows! 12Raise a banner against the walls of Babylon; 13You who dwell by many waters, 14The LORD of Hosts has sworn by Himself: