Jeremiah 22:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

People from different nations will pass by and ask, “Why did the LORD do this to such a great city as Jerusalem?”

Cross References

Jeremiah 16:10

They will ask, “Why has the LORD our God threatened us with so many disasters? Have we done something wrong or sinned against him?”

Jeremiah 40:2

Nebuzaradan said: Jeremiah, the LORD your God warned your people that he would bring disaster on this land.

Jeremiah 40:3

But they continued to rebel against him, and now he has punished them just as he threatened.

Lamentations 4:12

Not a king on this earth or the people of any nation believed enemies could break through her gates.

Ezekiel 12:16

Some of them will survive the war, the starvation, and the deadly diseases. That way, they will be able to tell foreigners how disgusting their sins were, and that it was the LORD who punished them in this way.

Ezekiel 14:23

You will be convinced that I, the LORD God, was right in doing what I did.

Ezekiel 39:23

Foreign nations will realize that the Israelites were forced to leave their own land because they sinned against me. I turned my back on my people and let enemies attack and kill them.

Ezekiel 5:15

will insult you and make fun of you, but they will also be shocked and terrified at what I did in my anger.

Daniel 9:7

Everything you do is right, our Lord. But still we suffer public disgrace because we have been unfaithful and have sinned against you. This includes all of us, both far and near—the people of Judah, Jerusalem, and Israel, as well as those you dragged away to foreign lands,