For thus hath the LORD said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end.
Yet will I not make a full end - utter destruction: I will leave some hope of restoration to Israel and Judah (Jeremiah 5:10; Jeremiah 5:18; Jeremiah 30:11; Jeremiah 46:28: cf. Leviticus 26:44). God's unchangeable character and covenant are the ground of mercy being in store for Israel at last.