ירמיהו, פרק י״א, פסוק כ״ג

The residents of Jeremiah's hometown faced a uniquely severe fate, one far harsher than the judgment handed down to the rest of the nation. Instead of offering loyalty and support to their own relative and fellow citizen, they threatened him with death if he continued to speak in the name of God [רד״ק]. Because of this deep betrayal, a devastating decree was issued against them, declaring that they would be entirely wiped out without a single survivor left behind [מצודת ציון]. While this total destruction was aimed at the town as a whole, a specific and targeted disaster was destined for the city's elders [מלבי״ם].

God determined to bring this catastrophe directly upon the people of Anathoth [רש״י]. This would occur during the year of their visitation, the precise time of national destruction when He would remember their sins and deliver their rightful punishment [מצודת דוד, ביאור שטיינזלץ]. This designated time arrived during the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar's reign, a period that brought unimaginable suffering through famine, war, and exile [רד״ק].

Yet, despite the absolute nature of the prophecy declaring that no one would survive, the total annihilation did not come to pass. As the enemy forces captured the city and the harsh decree began to unfold, the people of Anathoth turned back to God in sincere repentance. Their change of heart ultimately saved a portion of the population. A remnant managed to survive the ordeal, and historical records later confirmed that one hundred and twenty-eight men from Anathoth eventually returned from the Babylonian exile [רד״ק, חומת אנך].