Jeremiah 44:22-24

Expanded Bible

²² Then he could not be patient with you any longer. He hated the ·terrible things [abominations] you did. So he made your country an ·empty desert [desolation and a ruin], where no one lives. Other people curse that country. And so it is today. ²³ All this happened because you ·burned incense to other gods [or made offerings]. You sinned against the Lord. You did not ·obey him [^Llisten to the voice of the Lord] or follow his ·teachings [laws; instructions; ^LTorah] or the ·laws [statutes; requirements; ordinances] he gave you. You did not ·keep your part of the agreement with him [^Lwalk in his testimonies]. So this ·disaster [evil; trouble] has happened to you. ·It is there for you to see [^L…according to this day].”

²⁴ Then Jeremiah said to all those men and women, “People of Judah who are now in Egypt, hear the word of the Lord: