I will give them a heart to know Me, for I am the LORD; and they will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with their whole heart.Persecution is often very unpleasant, but I'm reminded of what one Samuel Johnson said: when one knows he is about to be hanged, it focuses the mind. That's what just happened to the Judeans, in effect. They've been ransacked, and anyone of worth taken away to Babylon.
However, their utter destruction and exile will make them truly think about why this has happened, and they will come to the correct conclusions. God told them that if they strayed from obeying Him, they would suffer the consequences, and now they have. They realize that if they will repent and obey Him again, He will ultimately forgive and restore them, even if it takes time.
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