But if you turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;
Jeremiah 9:13 - King James 2000 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; Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the LORD saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the Lord says, Because they have forsaken My law, which I set before them, and have not listened to and obeyed My voice or walked in accordance with it American Standard Version (1901) And Jehovah saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein, Common English Bible The LORD says: It is because they have abandoned my Instruction that I gave them, and haven’t obeyed or followed it. Catholic Public Domain Version And the Lord said: "It is because they have abandoned my law, which I gave to them, and they have not listened to my voice, and they have not walked by it. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the Lord said: Because they have forsaken my law which I gave them, and have not heard my voice, and have not walked in it. |
But if you turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;
And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken your commandments,
Horror has taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake your law.
They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.
This evil people, who refuse to hear my words, who walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this belt, which is good for nothing.
Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshiped other gods, and served them.
And it shall come to pass, when you shall say, Why does the LORD our God all these things unto us? then shall you answer them, Like you have forsaken me, and served foreign gods in your land, so shall you serve strangers in a land that is not yours.
Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers.