Likewise Jerusalem was threatened with the eternal fire of God's anger, due to the sins of Israel: "Then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched" (Jer. 17:27).
Vivyo hivyo Yerusalemu ilitishiwa na moto wa milele wa hasira ya Mungu, kwa ajili ya dhambi ya Israeli: "Kama hamtaki ….. basi nitawasha moto mlangoni mwake nao utaziteketeza nyumba za enzi za Yerusalemu, wala hautazima" (Yeremia 17:27).