24 All the nations will say, ‘(A)Why has the Lord done all this to this land? Why this great [a]outburst of anger?’

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  1. Deuteronomy 29:24 Lit heat

24 All the nations will ask: “Why has the Lord done this to this land?(A) Why this fierce, burning anger?”

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And this house will become (A)a heap of ruins; everyone who passes by it will be appalled and [a]hiss and say, ‘(B)Why has the Lord done such a thing to this land and this house?’

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  1. 1 Kings 9:8 Or whistle

This temple will become a heap of rubble. All[a] who pass by will be appalled(A) and will scoff and say, ‘Why has the Lord done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’(B)

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  1. 1 Kings 9:8 See some Septuagint manuscripts, Old Latin, Syriac, Arabic and Targum; Hebrew And though this temple is now imposing, all

19 And it shall come about (A)when [a]they say, ‘Why has the Lord our God done all these things to us?’ then you shall say to them, ‘Just as you have abandoned Me and served foreign gods in your land, so you will (B)serve strangers in a land that is not yours.’

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  1. Jeremiah 5:19 Or you

19 And when the people ask,(A) ‘Why has the Lord our God done all this to us?’ you will tell them, ‘As you have forsaken me and served foreign gods(B) in your own land, so now you will serve foreigners(C) in a land not your own.’

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22 If you (A)say in your heart,
(B)Why have these things happened to me?’
Because of the (C)magnitude of your wrongdoing
(D)Your skirts have been removed
And your [a]heels have suffered violence.

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  1. Jeremiah 13:22 I.e., a euphemism for private parts

22 And if you ask yourself,
    “Why has this happened to me?”(A)
it is because of your many sins(B)
    that your skirts have been torn off(C)
    and your body mistreated.(D)

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“Many nations will pass by this city; and they will (A)say to one another, ‘Why has the Lord done this to this great city?’

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“People from many nations will pass by this city and will ask one another, ‘Why has the Lord done such a thing to this great city?’(A)

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