The question about what they will do on the day of appointed festival and the day of the feast of the LORD indicates that the coming judgment will fall precisely when Israel gathers for worship. The festivals meant for covenant renewal will instead become occasions when the people are dispersed and exiled, suggesting that the judgment is both a negation of Israel's false worship and a perversion of the true worship meant for covenant renewal. This verse indicates that the judgment will strike at the heart of Israel's religious practice.

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