God lays out the case against Jerusalem itself. Many sins are mentioned from sexual things including sex with women on their periods to forgetting the Sabbath, killing innocent, and oppressing the poor.
God describes that the will be dispersed among the nations. On one hand, this could refer to the people of Judah becoming "lost" within other nations like the other lost 10 tribes. It could also refer to the Jewish diaspora throughout the world. This reminds me of all the Jewish communities throughout Europe, Russia, and even eastern Africa. If so, then it was a decision of God to spread them out among the nations. Jewish Ghettoes in Warsaw and Germany come to mind.
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