“Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they be all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.”
The desire for escape: 'Oh, that I had in the desert a lodging place for travelers, so I could leave my people and go away from them; for they are all adulterers, a crowd of unfaithful people.' This verse expresses the prophet's desire to flee from his people, who are 'all adulterers' (covenant-breakers) and 'unfaithful people.' The desire for a desert refuge indicates Jeremiah's wish to escape the people he must continually confront and judge. Theologically, this verse shows the prophet's torment: he loves his people yet must announce judgment against them.
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