²⁰ But Jeremiah responded to all the people—the men, women, and all the people who were answering him: ²¹ “As for the incense you burned in Judah’s cities^(A) and in Jerusalem’s streets—you, your ancestors, your kings, your officials, and the people of the land—did the Lord not remember them? He brought this to mind. ²² The Lord can no longer bear your evil deeds and the detestable acts you have committed,^(B) so your land has become a waste, a desolation, and an example for cursing, without inhabitant, as you see today. ²³ Because you burned incense and sinned against the Lord and didn’t obey the Lord^(C) and didn’t follow his instruction, his statutes, and his testimonies, this disaster has come to you, as you see today.”