Jeremiah 5:19

New Century Version

When the people of Judah ask, ‘Why has the Lord our God done all these terrible things to us?’ then give them this answer: ‘You have left the Lord and served foreign idols in your own land. So now you will serve foreigners in a land that does not belong to you.’

Cross References

Jeremiah 13:22

You might ask yourself, “Why has this happened to me?” It happened because of your many sins. Because of your sins, your skirt was torn off and your body has been treated badly.

Jeremiah 16:13

So I will throw you out of this country and send you into a land that you and your ancestors never knew. There you can serve other gods day and night, because I will not help you or show you any favors.’

Jeremiah 17:4

You will lose the land I gave you, and it is your own fault. I will let your enemies take you as their slaves to a land you have never known. This is because you have made my anger burn like a hot fire, and it will burn forever.”

Jeremiah 2:13

“My people have done two evils: They have turned away from me, the spring of living water. And they have dug their own wells, which are broken wells that cannot hold water.

Jeremiah 2:14

Have the people of Israel become slaves? Have they become like someone who was born a slave? Why were they taken captive?

Jeremiah 2:35

but you say, ‘I am innocent. God is not angry with me.’ But I will judge you guilty of lying, because you say, ‘I have not sinned.’

Jeremiah 5:18

“Yet even then,” says the Lord, “I will not destroy you completely.

Jeremiah 5:20

“Announce this message to the family of Jacob, and tell it to the nation of Judah:

Jeremiah 9:12

What person is wise enough to understand these things? Is there someone who has been taught by the Lord who can explain them? Why was the land ruined? Why has it been made like an empty desert where no one goes?

Jeremiah 9:13

The Lord answered, “It is because Judah quit following my teachings that I gave them. They have not obeyed me or done what I told them to do.

Lamentations 5:8

Slaves have become our rulers, and no one can save us from them.