And at this house, which is exalted, every one that passes by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why has the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house?
Jeremiah 22:9 - King James 2000 Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshiped other gods, and served them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then they will answer, Because [the people] forsook the covenant or solemn pledge with the Lord their God and worshiped other gods and served them. American Standard Version (1901) Then they shall answer, Because they forsook the covenant of Jehovah their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them. Common English Bible And the answer will be, “Because they abandoned the covenant with the LORD their God and worshipped and served other gods.” Catholic Public Domain Version And they will answer: 'It is because they abandoned the covenant of the Lord their God, and they adored strange gods and served them.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they shall answer: Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God and have adored strange gods and served them. |
And at this house, which is exalted, every one that passes by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why has the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house?
Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched.
Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be poured out upon this place, and shall not be quenched.
They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, who refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers.
And say you unto them, Thus says the LORD God of Israel; Cursed be the man that obeys not the words of this covenant,
Then shall you say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, says the LORD, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshiped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law;
All that found them have devoured them: and their adversaries said, We offend not, because they have sinned against the LORD, the habitation of justice, even the LORD, the hope of their fathers.
And the LORD says, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked in it;
But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the nations where they come; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
And they shall comfort you, when you see their ways and their doings: and you shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, says the Lord GOD.
And the nations shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity: because they trespassed against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies: so fell they all by the sword.
So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, a warning and an astonishment unto the nations that are round about you, when I shall execute judgments on you in anger and in fury and in furious rebukes. I the LORD have spoken it.
Even all nations shall say, Why has the LORD done thus unto this land? what does the heat of this great anger mean?