Jeremiah 22:9

People will answer, “Because they broke the agreement of the Lord their God. They went and worshiped other gods.”

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In The 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.

In Context

8Foreigners from many nations will pass by this city and ask each another, “Why has the Lord done such terrible things to this great city?”

10Don't weep over the king that died. Don't mourn for him. Instead weep for the king who is exiled, who will never return, who will never see his homeland again.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 29:24Everyone everywhere will ask, “Why did the Lord do this to the country? Why did he get so terribly angry?”

2 Kings 22:17They have abandoned me and offered sacrifices to other gods, making me angry by everything they've done. My anger will be poured out upon this place and will not be stopped.

Jeremiah 2:17Didn't you bring this on yourself by abandoning the Lord your God when he was leading you in the right way?

Jeremiah 16:11Answer them: It's because your forefathers deserted me, declares the Lord. They went and followed other gods, serving them and worshiping them. They abandoned me and didn't keep my laws.

Jeremiah 50:7All those who came across them attacked them. Their enemies declared, “We're not to blame! They're the ones who sinned against the Lord, their true resting place; the Lord who was the hope of their forefathers.”

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 22:2-10

Jeremiah Preaches before Jehoiakim. ( b. c. 590.) 1 Thus saith the Lord ; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word, 2 And say, Hear the word of the Lord , O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates: 3 Thus saith the Lord ; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither… Read the whole commentary →

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