And I will cast off the remnant of my inheritance, and give them into the hand of their enemies; they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies — the oracle announces exile: the remnant of Judah (the only remaining population from the divided monarchy) will be 'cast off' and delivered to enemies. The phrase 'cast off the remnant of my inheritance' (וְנָטַשְׁתִּי אֶת־שְׁאֵרִית נַחֲלָתִי, *ve-natashti et-she'erit nachalatı*) revokes the promise that a remnant would be preserved. Judah, having rejected the covenant more comprehensively than Israel, will not receive even the remnant salvation. Exile becomes inevitable.

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