“Cut off thine hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on high places; for the Lord hath rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath.”
The sign of judgment: 'Cut off your hair and throw it away; take up a lament on the barren heights, for the LORD has rejected and abandoned this generation that is under his wrath.' This verse calls for visible signs of mourning: cutting off hair and lamenting on barren heights (high places where false worship occurs). The phrase 'the LORD has rejected and abandoned this generation' indicates God's definitive judgment: the people are rejected and abandoned. The phrase 'that is under his wrath' characterizes the generation as subject to divine anger. Theologically, this verse calls for mourning appropriate to the judgment: the people should grieve the rejection and abandonment they have brought upon themselves.
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