‘When you tell these people all these things, they will say to you, “Why has the Lord declared all this terrible disaster against us? What is our iniquity? What is our sin that we have committed against the Lord our God? ”
Jeremiah 22:8 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘Many nations will pass by this city and ask one another, “Why did the Lord do such a thing to this great city? ” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this great city? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And many nations will pass by this city, and every man will say to his neighbor, Why has the Lord done this to this great city? American Standard Version (1901) And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbor, Wherefore hath Jehovah done thus unto this great city? Common English Bible People from many nations will pass by this city and ask each other: “Why has the LORD treated that great city like this?” Catholic Public Domain Version And many nations will pass through this city. And each one will say to his neighbor: 'Why has the Lord acted in this way toward this great city?' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour: Why hath the Lord done so to this great city? |
‘When you tell these people all these things, they will say to you, “Why has the Lord declared all this terrible disaster against us? What is our iniquity? What is our sin that we have committed against the Lord our God? ”
The captain of the guards took Jeremiah and said to him, ‘The Lord your God decreed this disaster on this place,
and the Lord has fulfilled it. He has done just what he decreed. Because you people have sinned against the Lord and have not obeyed him, this thing has happened.
The kings of the earth and all the world’s inhabitants did not believe that an enemy or adversary could enter Jerusalem’s gates.
But I will spare a few of them from the sword, famine, and plague, so that among the nations where they go they can tell about all their detestable practices. Then they will know that I am the Lord.’
They will bring you consolation when you see their conduct and actions, and you will know that it was not without cause that I have done what I did to it.’ This is the declaration of the Lord God.
And the nations will know that the house of Israel went into exile on account of their iniquity, because they dealt unfaithfully with me. Therefore, I hid my face from them and handed them over to their enemies, so that they all fell by the sword.
So you will be a disgrace and a taunt, a warning and a horror, to the nations around you when I execute judgements against you in anger, wrath, and furious rebukes. I, the Lord, have spoken.
Lord, righteousness belongs to you, but this day public shame belongs to us: the men of Judah, the residents of Jerusalem, and all Israel #– #those who are near and those who are far, in all the countries where you have banished them because of the disloyalty they have shown towards you.