Matthew Henry Commentary Jeremiah 16:10-13

"And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt show this people all these words, and they shall say unto thee, Wherefore hath Jehovah pronounced all this great evil against us? or what is our iniquity? or what is our sin that we have committed against Jehovah our God? Then shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, saith Jehovah, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshipped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law; and ye have done evil more than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every one after the stubbornness of his evil heart, so that ye hearken not unto me: therefore will I cast you forth out of this land into the land that ye have not known, neither ye nor your fathers; and there shall ye serve other gods day and night; for I will show you no favor." — Jeremiah 16:10-13 (ASV)

This seems to be the language of those who dispute the word of God and, instead of humbling and condemning themselves, justify themselves, as if God did them wrong. A plain and full answer is given: they were more obstinate in sin than their fathers, each one following the inclinations of his own heart. Since they will not listen, they will be hurried away into a distant country, a land they do not know. If they had God's favor, that would make even the land of their captivity pleasant.