God called His people out of Egypt (a corrupted religious nation in which all were held captive under man's influence) to join Him in the wilderness, and all who wanted to follow and obey God went out after Him into the wilderness--a land not sown or established (Jeremiah 2:2). No man passed through nor dwelt there (2:6), so the only one they could look to and depend upon would be the Lord.
Tinawag ng Dios ang Kanyang bayan palabas ng Egipto (isang bulok na relihiyosong bansa kung saan ang lahat ay nahahawakang bihag sa ilalim ng impluwensiya ng tao) upang makiisa sa kanya sa ilang at ang lahat ng nagnanais na sumunod sa Diyos ay lumabas papunta sa ilang - ang lupain na hindi hinasikan o naitatag (Jeremias 2:2) Walang taong dumaraan o tumatahan doon (2:6), kung kaya ang tangi nilang maaaring tingnan at pagtiwalaan ay ang Panginoon.