10 “Now it will happen that, when you tell this people all these words, they will say to you, ‘(A)For what reason has the Lord declared all this great disaster against us? And what is our wrongdoing, or what is our sin that we have committed against the Lord our God?’ 11 Then you are to say to them, ‘It is (B)because your forefathers have abandoned Me,’ declares the Lord, ‘and have followed (C)other gods, and served and worshiped them; but they have abandoned Me and have not kept My Law. 12 You too have done evil, even (D)more than your forefathers; for behold, each one of you is following the (E)stubbornness of his own (F)evil heart, without listening to Me. 13 So I will (G)hurl you off this land to the (H)land which you have not known, neither you nor your fathers; and there you will (I)serve other gods day and night, because I will show you no compassion.’

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Abandoning the Lord and His Law

10 “When you tell these people all these things, they will say to you, ‘Why has the Lord declared all this great disaster against us?(A) What is our guilt? What is our sin that we have committed against the Lord our God?’ 11 Then you will answer them: Because your fathers abandoned Me”(B)—this is the Lord’s declaration—“and followed other gods, served them, and worshiped them.(C) Indeed, they abandoned Me and did not keep My instruction. 12 You did more evil than your fathers.(D) Look, each one of you was following the stubbornness of his evil heart, not obeying Me. 13 So I will hurl you from this land into a land that you and your fathers are not familiar with.(E) There you will worship other gods(F) both day and night, for I will not grant you grace.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 16:13 Or compassion