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20 Then Jeremiah said to all the people, to the men and women—even to all the people who were answering him with such a word—saying, 21 “As for the [a](A)smoking sacrifices that you offered in the cities of Judah and in the (B)streets of Jerusalem, you and your fathers, your kings and your princes, and the people of the land, did not Yahweh (C)remember them and did not all this come upon His heart? 22 So Yahweh was (D)no longer able to bear it, (E)because of the evil of your deeds, because of the abominations which you have done; thus your land has become a (F)waste place, an object of horror, and an imprecation, without an inhabitant, as it is this day. 23 Because you have burned incense and have sinned against Yahweh and (G)not listened to the voice of Yahweh or (H)walked in His law, His statutes, or His testimonies, therefore this (I)evil has befallen you, as it has this day.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 44:21 Heb sounds like root for incense

Final Judgment Proclaimed

20 Then Jeremiah spoke a message to all the people, to the young men, to the women, and to all the people who were answering him: 21 “As for the sacrifices that you, your ancestors, your kings, your officials, and the people of the land offered in the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem, the Lord remembered them, did he not? And they came to his attention, did they not? 22 The Lord could no longer bear it because of your evil deeds and the repulsive things that you did. So your land has become a ruin and an object of horror and ridicule without an inhabitant, as is the case today. 23 Because you offered sacrifices and sinned against the Lord, you didn’t obey the Lord and didn’t live according to his Law, his statutes, or his testimonies; therefore, this disaster has happened to you, as is the case today.”

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