A common misinterpretation views this verse as portraying God as capricious or unwilling to forgive, ignoring the broader context of Judah's centuries-long pattern of idolatry, false worship, and ignored prophecies urging return to covenant faithfulness; it is not a blanket statement on divine rejection but a specific judgment on unrepentant covenant-breaking, often wrongly applied to suggest God predestines some for punishment without regard for human choice or the availability of mercy through repentance elsewhere in Scripture.
Jeremiah 14:10
King James Version (1769)
10 Thus saith the Lord unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet, therefore the Lord doth not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.
This passage reveals God's righteous response to Judah's persistent rebellion, emphasizing that their love for wandering into sin and refusal to turn back have led to divine rejection and impending judgment; it underscores the principle that unrepentant iniquity invites God's remembrance of sins for visitation, highlighting the seriousness of deliberate disobedience amid repeated warnings and calls to repentance throughout Jeremiah.