- Because:
- "Then men shall say,ª° Because¹¹ they have forsakenª°¹ the covenantª of the LORDª Godª of their fathers,ª which¹ he madeª° with¹ them when he brought them forthª°¹ out of the landª¹ of Egypt:ª ... And the LORDª rooted²° them out¹ of¹¹ their landª in anger,ª and in wrath,ª and in greatª indignation,ª and castª° them into¹ anotherª land,ª as [it is] this¹ day.ª" {Deu 29:25-28} + "And it shall be answered,ª° Because¹¹ they forsookª°¹ the LORDª Godª of their fathers,ª which¹ brought them forthª° out of the landª¹ of Egypt,ª and laid holdª° on otherª gods,ª and worshippedª° them, and servedª° them: therefore¹¹ hath he broughtª°¹ all¹ this¹ evilª upon¹ them." {2Ch 7:22} + "For¹ pass overª° the islesª of Chittim,ª and see;ª° and sendª° unto Kedar,ª and considerª° diligently,ª and seeª° if there be¹ such¹ a thing. ... For¹ my peopleª have committedª° twoª evils;ª they have forsakenª° me the fountainª of livingª waters,ª [and] hewed them outª° cisterns,ª brokenª° cisterns,ª that¹ can holdª° no¹ water.ª" {Jer 2:10-13} + "Thine own wickednessª shall correctª° thee, and thy backslidingsª shall reproveª° thee: knowª° therefore and seeª° that¹ [it is] an evilª [thing] and bitter,ª that thou hast forsakenª°¹ the LORDª thy God,ª and that my fearª [is] not¹ in¹ thee, saithª° the Lordª GODª of hosts.ª" {Jer 2:19} + "And it shall come to pass,¹ when¹ ye shall say,ª° Whereforeªª doethª° the LORDª our Godª¹ all¹ these¹ [things] unto us? then shalt thou answerª°¹ them, Like¹ as ye have forsakenª° me, and servedª° strangeª godsª in your land,ª so¹ shall ye serveª° strangersª° in a landª [that is] not¹ yours." {Jer 5:19} + "And it shall come to pass,¹ when¹ thou shalt shewª° this¹ peopleª¹ all¹ these¹ words,ª and they shall sayª° unto¹ thee, Wherefore¹¹ hath the LORDª pronouncedª°¹ all¹ this¹ greatª evilª against¹ us? or what¹ [is] our iniquity?ª or what¹ [is] our sinª that¹ we have committedª° against the LORDª our God?ª ... Therefore will I castª° you out of¹¹ this¹ landª into¹ a landª that¹ ye knowª° not,¹ [neither] ye¹ nor your fathers;ª and there¹ shall ye serveª°¹ otherª godsª dayª and night;ª where¹ I will not¹ shewª° you favour.ª" {Jer 16:10-13} + "All¹ that foundª° them have devouredª° them: and their adversariesª said,ª° We offendª° not,¹ because¹¹ they have sinnedª° against the LORD,ª the habitationª of justice,ª even the LORD,ª the hopeª of their fathers.ª" {Jer 50:7} + "All¹ thine enemiesª° have openedª° their mouthª against¹ thee: they hissª° and gnashª° the teeth:ª they say,ª° We have swallowed [her] up:ª° certainlyª this¹ [is] the dayª that we looked for;ª°¹ we have found,ª° we have seenª° [it]. ... The LORDª hath doneª° [that] which¹ he had devised;ª° he hath fulfilledª° his wordª that¹ he had commandedª° in the daysª¹ of old:ª he hath thrown down,ª° and hath not¹ pitied:ª° and he hath caused [thine] enemyª° to rejoiceª° over¹ thee, he hath set upª° the hornª of thine adversaries.ª" {Lam 2:16-17} + "For the sinsª¹ of her prophets,ª [and] the iniquitiesª of her priests,ª that have shedª° the bloodª of the justª in the midstª of her, ... They criedª° unto them, Departª° ye; [it is] unclean;ª depart,ª° depart,ª° touchª° not:¹ when¹ they fled awayª° and¹ wandered,ª° they saidª° among the heathen,ª They shall no¹ moreª° sojournª° [there]." {Lam 4:13-15} + "Sonª of man,ª when the houseª of Israelª dweltª° in¹ their own land,ª they defiledª° it by their own wayª and by their doings:ª their wayª was¹ beforeª me as the uncleannessª of a removed woman.ª ... And when they enteredª° unto¹ the heathen,ª whither¹¹ they went,ª° they profanedª°¹ my holyª name,ª when they saidª° to them, These¹ [are] the peopleª of the LORD,ª and are gone forthª° out of his land.ª¹" {Ezk 36:17-20} + "I will also stretch outª° mine handª upon¹ Judah,ª and upon¹ all¹ the inhabitantsª° of Jerusalem;ª and I will cut offª°¹ the remnantª of Baalª from¹ this¹ place,ª [and]¹ the nameª of the Chemarimsª with¹ the priests;ª ... And them that worshipª° the hostª of heavenª upon¹ the housetops;ª and them that worshipª° [and] that swearª° by the LORD,ª and that swearª° by Malcham;²¹" {Zph 1:4-5}
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