3 and say , 'Hear the word of the Lord , O kings of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem : thus says the Lord of hosts , the God of Israel , "Behold I am about to bring a calamity upon this place , at which the ears of everyone that hears of it will tingle .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 19:3
Commentary on Jeremiah 19:1-9
(Read Jeremiah 19:1-9)
The prophet must give notice of ruin coming upon Judah and Jerusalem. Both rulers and ruled must attend to it. That place which holiness made the joy of the whole earth, sin made the reproach and shame of the whole earth. There is no fleeing from God's justice, but by fleeing to his mercy.