Jeremiah 5:19
And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the Lord our God all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours.
Context
This verse from Jeremiah Chapter 5 connects to 10 cross-references. God asks Jeremiah to search Jerusalem for even one person who does justice and seeks truth. Neither the poor nor the great are faithful. Like lions and leopards they lie in wait for God's people. God will not make a …
Other Translations
And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore hath Jehovah our God done all these things unto us? then shalt thou say unto them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served foreign gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours.
And it hath come to pass, when ye say, `For what hath Jehovah our God done to us all these?' That thou hast said unto them, `As ye have forsaken Me, And serve the gods of a foreigner in your land, So do ye serve strangers in a land not yours.
And it will come about, when you say, Why has the Lord our God done all these things to us? that you will say to them, As you gave me up, making yourselves servants to strange gods in your land, so will you be servants to strange men in a land which is not yours.
Cross References
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Yet thou sayest, Because I am innocent, surely his anger shall turn from me. Behold, I will plead with thee, …
And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are …
And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shew this people all these words, and they shall say unto …
Then shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, saith the Lord, and have walked after other …
Therefore will I cast you out of this land into a land that ye know not, neither ye nor your …
And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath the …
Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God, and worshipped other gods, and …
Servants have ruled over us: there is none that doth deliver us out of their hand.
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