Disaster for the Jews

20 Then Jeremiah said to all the people, to the men and women—even to all the people who were giving him such an answer—saying, 21 “As for the [a](A)smoking sacrifices that you burned in the cities of Judah and in the (B)streets of Jerusalem, you and your forefathers, your kings and your leaders, and the people of the land, did the Lord not (C)remember them, and did all of this not come into His [b]mind? 22 So the Lord was (D)no longer able to endure it, (E)because of the evil of your deeds, because of the abominations which you have committed; so your land has become a (F)place of ruins, an object of horror, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as it is this day. 23 Since you have burned [c]sacrifices and have sinned against the Lord and (G)not obeyed the voice of the Lord nor (H)walked in His Law, His statutes, or His testimonies, therefore this (I)disaster has happened to you, as it has this day.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 44:21 Or incense
  2. Jeremiah 44:21 Lit heart
  3. Jeremiah 44:23 Or incense

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.”

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