Jeremiah 16:15

Instead, they would look back on their second exodus, from Babylon and all the other countries to which He had banished them. The Lord promised to bring His people back into the Promised Land that He had given their fathers, after He had disciplined them in those other countries (cf. Genesis 12:7; Isaiah 43:16-20; Isaiah 48:20-21; Isaiah 51:9-11).

The returns from Babylonian exile, therefore, were only part of the fulfillment of this promise. There must still be a return of the Chosen People to the Promised Land "which I gave to their fathers" from all over the world. This will be a return after the Jews have repented (cf. Isaiah 2:2-4; Isaiah 18:7; Isaiah 19:19-25; Zechariah 8:20-23; Zechariah 14:16; Malachi 1:11). [Note: See Kaiser, p. 108.] Therefore the present return of multitudes of Jews from all over the world to Palestine does not fulfill what God promised here.

Even though there would be deliverance for Israel in the distant future, she could count on thorough judgment in the near future (Jeremiah 16:16-18).