Jeremiah 10:17

Modern

Gather up your belongings from this land, you who live under siege.

Traditional

Gather up thy wares out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortress.

Literal

Gather up your bundle from the land, O inhabitant of the fortress!

Latin

Congrega de terra confusionem tuam, quæ habitas in obsidione:

Hebrew

English

Gather up your belongings from this land, you who live under siege.

This brief decree about the upcoming exile is likely related to the first Babylonian invasion of Judah in 605 BC (see study note on Daniel 1:1). However, it might also refer to the invasions in 597, 586, or 581 BC, when some people of Judah were exiled (see Jeremiah 52:28–30).
I will sling out: This phrase may include refugees who fled to nearby countries and those taken to Babylon.

A judgment announcement (Jeremiah 10:17–18) is followed by a lament about its impact (10:19–22).

This poetic passage has three parts:

A contrast between the Lord and pagan idols (Jeremiah 10:1–16)
A reflection on the destruction awaiting idol worshipers (Jeremiah 10:17–18, 19–22)
A prayer asking God to act with restraint in the coming judgment and to ensure the pagan nations do not go unpunished (Jeremiah 10:23–25).

Ezekiel 12:3–12
Therefore, son of man, pack your bags for exile. In broad daylight, set out from your place and go to another as they watch. Perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious house.
Jeremiah 6:1
“Run for cover, O sons of Benjamin; flee from Jerusalem! Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa; send up a signal over Beth-haccherem, for disaster looms from the north, even great destruction.
Matthew 24:15
So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),
Micah 2:10
Arise and depart, for this is not your place of rest, because its defilement brings destruction—a grievous destruction!
Jeremiah 21:13
Behold, I am against you who dwell above the valley, atop the rocky plateau—declares the LORD—you who say, “Who can come against us? Who can enter our dwellings?”