ירמיהו, פרק מ״ד, פסוק ד׳

Jeremiah makes it clear that the warning he delivers is not a new message. Instead, he serves as the final voice in a long line of prophets sent by God to rebuke the people for their sins [ביאור שטיינזלץ]. God acted with constant care, consistently sending His messengers with great speed and readiness [מצודת דוד].

Through these prophets, God issued a heartfelt plea for immediate change. The request was a direct appeal for the people to stop their harmful behavior. Even if they had engaged in evil up until that very moment, they were begged to cease their actions and never repeat them [מצודת דוד]. The specific wrongdoing that sparked these continuous warnings was the terrible practice of idol worship, a sin that the people stubbornly held onto [מצודת דוד, ביאור שטיינזלץ].