The command to flee: 'Gather up your belongings to leave the land, you who live under siege.' This verse marks a shift from the contrast between God and idols to a message of imminent military action: those under siege are commanded to 'gather up your belongings to leave.' The phrase 'under siege' indicates that the invasion and siege of Jerusalem are beginning. Theologically, this verse indicates that the polemic against idolatry is not merely theological but is accompanied by the imminent judgment announced throughout the book.

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