- because:
- "The earthª also is defiledª° under¹ the inhabitantsª° thereof; because¹ they have transgressedª° the laws,ª changedª° the ordinance,ª brokenª° the everlastingª covenant.ª ... Therefore¹¹ hath the curseª devouredª° the earth,ª and they that dwellª° therein are desolate:ª° therefore¹¹ the inhabitantsª° of the earthª are burned,ª° and fewª menª left.ª°" {Isa 24:5-6} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª Where¹ [is] the billª of your mother'sª divorcement,ª whom¹ I have put away?ª° or¹ which¹ of my creditorsª°¹ [is it] to whom¹ I have soldª° you? Behold,¹ for your iniquitiesª have ye sold²° yourselves,¹ and for your transgressionsª is your motherª put away.ª°" {Isa 50:1} + "For¹ our transgressionsª are multipliedª° before¹ thee, and our sinsª testifyª° against us: for¹ our transgressionsª [are] with¹ us; and [as for] our iniquities,ª we knowª° them; ... Yea, truthª faileth;ª°¹ and he [that] departethª° from evilª¹ maketh himself a prey:ª° and the LORDª sawª° [it], and it displeasedª²°¹ him that¹ [there was] no¹ judgment.ª" {Isa 59:12-15} + "Hast thou not¹ procuredª° this¹ unto thyself, in that thou hast forsakenª°¹ the LORDª thy God,ª whenª he led²°¹ thee by the way?ª" {Jer 2:17} + "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} + "Thy wayª and thy doingsª have procuredª° these¹ [things] unto thee; this¹ [is] thy wickedness,ª because¹ it is bitter,ª because¹ it reachethª° unto¹ thine heart.ª" {Jer 4:18} + "Jerusalemª hath grievously² sinned;ª°¹ therefore¹¹ she is¹ removed:ª all¹ that honouredª° her despise²°¹ her, because¹ they have seenª° her nakedness:ª yea,¹ she¹ sigheth,ª° and turnethª° backward.ª" {Lam 1:8} + "The yokeª of my transgressionsª is boundª° by his hand:ª they are wreathed,ª° [and] come upª° upon¹ my neck:ª he hath made my strengthª to fall,ª° the Lordª hath deliveredª° me into [their] hands,ª [from whom] I am not ableª°¹ to rise up.ª°" {Lam 1:14} + "The LORDª is righteous;ª for¹ I have rebelledª° against his commandment:ª hear,ª° I pray you,¹ all¹ people,ª and beholdª° my sorrow:ª my virginsª and my young menª are goneª° into captivity.ª" {Lam 1:18} + "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} + "The crownª is fallenª° [from] our head:ª woeª unto us, that¹ we have sinned!ª° ... For¹ this¹ our heartª is¹ faint;ª for¹ these¹ [things] our eyesª are dim.ª°" {Lam 5:16-17} + "[There is] a conspiracyª of her prophetsª in the midstª thereof, like a roaringª° lionª raveningª° the prey;ª they have devouredª° souls;ª they have takenª° the treasureª and precious things;ª they have made her manyª° widowsª in the midstª thereof. ... Therefore have I poured outª° mine indignationª upon¹ them; I have consumedª° them with the fireª of my wrath:ª their own wayª have I recompensedª° upon their heads,ª saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ezk 22:25-31} + "We have sinned,ª° and have committed iniquity,ª° and have done wickedly,ª° and have rebelled,ª° even by departingª° from thy preceptsª¹ and from thy judgments:ª¹ ... O Lord,ª hear;ª° O Lord,ª forgive;ª° O Lord,ª hearkenª° and do;ª° deferª° not,ª for thine own sake,¹ O my God:ª for¹ thy cityª and thy peopleª are calledª° by thy name.ª" {Dan 9:5-19} + "Hearª° this,¹ I pray you,¹ ye headsª of the houseª of Jacob,ª and princesª of the houseª of Israel,ª that abhorª° judgment,ª and pervertª° all¹ equity.ª ... Therefore¹ shall Zionª for your sakeª be plowedª° [as] a field,ª and Jerusalemª shall become¹ heaps,ª and the mountainª of the houseª as the high placesª of the forest.ª" {Mic 3:9-12} + "Notwithstanding the landª shall be¹ desolateª because of¹ them that dwellª° therein, for the fruitª¹ of their doings.ª" {Mic 7:13}
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