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Jeremiah 22:8–9

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8“People from many nations will pass by this city and will ask one another, ‘Why has the Lord done such a thing to this great city?’t 9And the answer will be: ‘Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God and have worshiped and served other gods.u’ ”

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Cross references

  1. tDt 29:25–26; 1 Ki 9:8–9; Jer 16:10–11
  2. uSee 1 Ki 9:9; Jer 16:11; Eze 39:23

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“ ‘And many nations will pass by this city, and every man will say to his neighbor, “Why has the Lord dealt thus with this great city?” And they will answer, “Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God and worshiped other gods and served them.” ’ ”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Many nations will pass by this city and ask one another, ‘Why did the Lord do such a thing to this great city?’ They will answer, ‘Because they abandoned the covenant of the Lord their God and bowed in worship to other gods and served them.’ ”

NLTNew Living Translation

“People from many nations will pass by the ruins of this city and say to one another, ‘Why did the Lord destroy such a great city?’ And the answer will be, ‘Because they violated their covenant with the Lord their God by worshiping other gods.’ ”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And many nations will pass by this city and they will say each one to his neighbor, ‘Why has Yahweh done in this manner to this great city?’ Then they will answer, ‘Because they abandoned the covenant of Yahweh their God, and bowed down in worship to other gods, and served them.’ ”

KJV 1900King James Version

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? Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.