Jeremiah 44:2-6
2 “This is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: You have seen all the disaster I brought against Jerusalem and all Judah’s cities; look, they are a ruin today without an inhabitant in them
3 because of their evil ways that provoked Me to anger,(A) going and burning incense to serve other gods(B) that they, you, and your fathers did not know.
4 So I sent you all My servants the prophets time and time again,(a) saying: Don’t do this detestable thing that I hate.
5 But they did not listen or pay attention; they did not turn from their evil or stop burning incense to other gods.
6 So My fierce wrath poured out and burned in Judah’s cities and Jerusalem’s streets(C) so that they became the desolate ruin they are today.
Footnotes:
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Jeremiah 44:4: Lit prophets, rising up early and sending