Jeremiah 10:17

Wares. Heb. kin‘ah, “a load,” “a pack,” “a bundle.”

Out of the land. Or, “from the land,” here probably meaning the ground.

After the digression in Jer. 10:1-16, dealing with the folly of idolatry, the prophecy returns to the subject of ch. 9, namely, the impending desolation of the land and the exile of the inhabitants. In a dramatic way the prophet pictures the departure of the exiles. He admonishes the people hastily to gather a few articles and to prepare for immediate departure to Babylon (see Eze. 12:3).

Fortress. Heb. masor, “a siege,” or “a besieged place.”