Jeremiah 44:22
So that the Lord could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which ye have committed; therefore is your land a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as at this day.
Context
This verse from Jeremiah Chapter 44 connects to 10 cross-references. Jeremiah addresses Judahites in Egypt who are burning incense to the Queen of Heaven. He warns that those who practice idolatry in Egypt will be consumed. The women's response is striking: they will continue the practices their mothers kept because …
Other Translations
so that Jehovah could not longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which ye have committed; therefore is your land become a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without inhabitant, as it is this day.
And Jehovah is not able any more to accept <FI>you<Fi> , because of the evil of your doings, because of the abominations that ye have done, and your land is for a waste, and for an astonishment, and for a reviling, without inhabitant, as <FI>at<Fi> this day.
And the Lord was no longer able to put up with the evil of your doings and the disgusting things you did; and because of this your land has become a waste and a cause of wonder and a curse, with no one living in it, as at this day.
Cross References
And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his …
And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts …
And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, …
For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the Lord; …
Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I …
And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and …
Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, It is a people that do err in their …
Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest.
He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground;
A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.