²⁵ Then people will say, ‘It is because they abandoned the covenant of the Lord, the God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them out of the land of Egypt,

⁷ All who found them have devoured them, ^(A)and their enemies have said, ‘We are not guilty, for ^(B)they have sinned against the Lord, ^(C)their habitation of righteousness, the Lord, ^(D)the hope of their fathers.’

² The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, ^(A)“The Lord your God pronounced this disaster against this place. ³ The Lord has brought it about, and has done as he said. ^(B)Because you sinned against the Lord and did not obey his voice, this thing has come upon you.

³² not like the covenant that I made with their fathers on the day when ^(A)I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, my covenant that they broke, ^(B)though I was their husband, declares the Lord.

^9 (A)And they will answer, “Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God and worshiped other gods and served them.”’”

Judgment on the Whole Earth

¹⁰ He said, “I have been very ^(A)jealous for the Lord, the God of hosts. For the people of Israel have forsaken your covenant, ^(B)thrown down your altars, and ^(C)killed your prophets with the sword, ^(D)and I, even I only, am left, and they seek my life, to take it away.” ¹¹ And he said, “Go out and ^(E)stand on the mount before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord passed by, and ^(F)a great and strong wind tore the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind ^(G)an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. ¹² And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire the sound of a low whisper.^{[a] 13} And when Elijah heard it, ^(H)he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. And behold, ^(I)there came a voice to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” ¹⁴ He said, ^(J)“I have been very jealous for the Lord, the God of hosts. For the people of Israel have forsaken your covenant, ^(K)thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword, and I, even I only, am left, and they seek my life, to take it away.”