Yet the LORD warned Israel and Judah by every prophet and every seer, saying, 'Turn from your evil ways and keep my commandments and my statutes, in accordance with all the law that I commanded your ancestors, and that I sent to you by my servants the prophets' — the theological explanation emphasizes the LORD's patience: prophetic warnings (בְכָל־נְבִיאָיו וּבְכָל־הַרֹאִים, *be-khol-nevi'av u-be-khol-ha-roim*) were sent repeatedly to Israel and Judah, offering opportunities for repentance. The prophetic message emphasized return to covenant law and obedience to divine commandments. This verse establishes the theodicy: exile is not arbitrary punishment but the consequence of systematic rejection of divine warnings delivered through the prophetic succession.

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