The LORD said, 'I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel; and I will reject this city that I have chosen, Jerusalem, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there' — the oracle (attributed to the LORD, likely through prophetic tradition) announces the rejection of Jerusalem and the temple. The phrase 'I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel' parallels Judah's coming exile to Israel's. The rejection of Jerusalem—'the city that I have chosen'—and the temple—'the house of which I said, My name shall be there'—represents the most severe theological loss: the place of divine election becomes a place of rejection. Covenant reversal is complete.

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