- Because:
- "The priestsª saidª° not,¹ Where¹ [is] the LORD?ª and they that handleª° the lawª knewª° me not:¹ the pastorsª° also transgressedª° against me, and the prophetsª prophesiedª° by Baal,ª and walkedª° afterª [things that] do not¹ profit.ª°" {Jer 2:8} + "Howª shall I pardonª° thee for this?ª thy childrenª have forsakenª° me, and swornª° by [them that are] noª gods:ª when I had fed them to the full,²°¹¹ they then committed adultery,ª° and assembled themselves¹ by troops²° in the harlots'ª° houses.ª ... Shall I not¹ visitª° for¹ these¹ [things]? saithª° the LORD:ª and¹ shall not¹ my soulª be avengedª° on such¹ a nationª as this?¹" {Jer 5:7-9} + "And they forsookª°¹ the LORDª Godª of their fathers,ª which brought them outª°¹ of the landª¹ of Egypt,ª and followedª²°¹ otherª gods,ª of the godsª¹ of the peopleª that¹ [were] round aboutª them, and bowed²° themselves¹ unto them, and provoked¹¹ the LORDª to anger.ª° ... And they forsookª°¹ the LORD,ª and servedª° Baalª and Ashtaroth.ª" {Jdg 2:12-13} + "Yet ye¹ have forsakenª° me, and servedª° otherª gods:ª wherefore¹ I will deliverª° you no¹ more.ª° ... Go²°¹ and cryª° unto¹ the godsª which¹ ye have chosen;ª° let themª deliverª° you in the timeª of your tribulation.ª" {Jdg 10:13-14} + "Nevertheless they were disobedient,ª° and rebelledª° against thee, and castª°¹ thy lawª behindª their backs,ª and slewª° thy prophetsª which¹ testifiedª° against them to turnª° them to¹ thee, and they wroughtª° greatª provocations.ª ... And testifiedstª° against them, that thou mightest bring them againª° unto¹ thy law:ª yet they¹ dealt proudly,ª° and hearkenedª° not¹ unto thy commandments,ª but sinnedª° against thy judgments,ª (which¹ if a manª do,ª° he shall liveª° in them;) and withdrewªª°° the shoulder,ª and hardenedª° their neck,ª and would not¹ hear.ª°" {Neh 9:26-29} + "But were mingledª° among the heathen,ª and learnedª° their works.ª ... And he gaveª° them into the handª of the heathen;ª and they that hatedª° them ruledª° over them." {Psa 106:35-41} + "Neither¹ have we obeyedª° the voiceª of the LORDª our God,ª to walk²°¹ in his laws,ª which¹ he setª° beforeª us byª his servantsª the prophets.ª ... And he hath confirmedª°¹ his words,ª which¹ he spakeª° against¹ us, and against¹ our judgesª° that¹ judgedª° us, by bringingª° upon¹ us a greatª evil:ª for¹ under¹ the whole¹ heavenª hath not¹ been doneª° as¹ hath been doneª° upon Jerusalem.ª" {Dan 9:10-12}
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