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“People from many nations will pass by this city. They will ask one another, ‘Why has the Lord done such a thing to this great city?’ And the answer will be, ‘This happened because of what its people have done. They have turned away from the covenant the Lord their God made with them. They have worshiped other gods. And they have served them.’ ”

10 Don’t weep over dead King Josiah.
    Don’t be sad because he’s gone.
Instead, weep bitterly over King Jehoahaz.
    He was forced to leave his country.
He will never return.
    He’ll never see his own land again.

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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) And the answer will be: ‘Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God and have worshiped and served other gods.(B)’”

10 Do not weep for the dead(C) king or mourn(D) his loss;
    rather, weep bitterly for him who is exiled,
because he will never return(E)
    nor see his native land again.

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