NET Bible
"The answer will come back,“It is because they broke their covenant with the LORD their God and worshiped and served other gods.”"
— Jeremiah 22:9, NET Bible
“Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.”
“Then they shall answer, Because they forsook the covenant of Jehovah their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them. ”
“Then they shall answer, Because they forsook the covenant of Yahweh their God, and worshiped other gods, and served them.”
“And they shall answer: Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God, and have adored strange gods, and served them.”
“And they will say, Because they gave up the agreement of the Lord their God, and became worshippers and servants of other gods.”
“Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.”
“‘For the LORD says concerning the palace of the king of Judah,“This place looks like a veritable forest of Gilead to me. It is like the wooded heights of Lebanon in my eyes. But I swear that I will make it like a wilderness whose towns have all been deserted.
I will send men against it to destroy it with their axes and hatchets. They will hack up its fine cedar panels and columns and throw them into the fire.
“‘People from other nations will pass by this city. They will ask one another,“Why has the LORD done such a thing to this great city?”
The answer will come back,“It is because they broke their covenant with the LORD their God and worshiped and served other gods.”
Judgment on Jehoahaz“‘Do not weep for the king who was killed. Do not grieve for him. But weep mournfully for the king who has gone into exile. For he will never return to see his native land again.
“‘For the LORD has spoken about Shallum son of Josiah, who succeeded his father as king of Judah but was carried off into exile. He has said,“He will never return to this land.
For he will die in the country where they took him as a captive. He will never see this land again.”