Jeremiah 22:9

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Jeremiah 22:9

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Then people will reply, ‘Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God and have worshiped and served other gods.’”

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

Then they will answer, ‘Because they abandoned the covenant of the LORD their God, worshiped other gods, and served them.’”

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ASV

American Standard Version

Then they shall answer, Because they forsook the covenant of Jehovah their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Jeremiah 22

⁷ I will appoint destroyers against you, each man with his weapons, and they will cut down the choicest of your cedars and throw them into the fire.

⁸ And many nations will pass by this city and ask one another, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this great city?’

⁹ Then people will reply, ‘Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God and have worshiped and served other gods.’”

¹⁰ Do not weep for him who is dead; do not mourn his loss. Weep bitterly for him who is exiled, for he will never return to see his native land.

¹¹ For this is what the LORD says concerning Shallum son of Josiah, king of Judah, who succeeded his father Josiah but has gone forth from this place: “He will never return,

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