Jer 12:7 | JFB | STEP | 7. I have forsaken-- Jehovah will forsake His temple and the people peculiarly His. The mention of God's close tie to them, as heretofore His, aggravates their ingratitude, and shows that their past spiritual privileges will not prevent God from punishing them. beloved of my soul-- image from a wife ( ; ).

‏ Jeremiah 12:7

7. I have forsaken--Jehovah will forsake His temple and the people peculiarly His. The mention of God's close tie to them, as heretofore His, aggravates their ingratitude, and shows that their past spiritual privileges will not prevent God from punishing them.

beloved of my soul--image from a wife (Jr 11:15; Is 54:5).