Israel's Pride. The prophet warns against the arrogancy that persistently refuses to obey (i.e. give glory to; cf. 1 Samuel 6:5) Yahweh, and compares the disobedient with travellers on mountain paths, who wait vainly in the twilight for light, until the night falls (Jeremiah 13:16 mgg). He is filled with grief at their coming captivity.

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