The nations will then know why Israel was sent away to exile— it was punishment for sin, for they were unfaithful to their God. Therefore, I turned away from them and let their enemies destroy them.

列国人也必知道以色列家被掳掠是因他们的罪孽。他们得罪我，我就掩面不顾，将他们交在敌人手中，他们便都倒在刀下。

列国也必知道，以色列家被掳掠是因他们的罪孽。他们得罪我，我就转脸不顾他们，将他们交在敌人手中，使他们全都倒在刀下。

列国也必知道，以色列家被掳掠是因他们的罪孽。他们得罪我，我就转脸不顾他们，将他们交在敌人手中，使他们全都倒在刀下。

列国必知道以色列人被掳走是因为他们犯罪背叛我，以致我掩面不顾他们，把他们交在敌人手中，让他们丧身刀下。

列国也必知道以色列家是因自己的罪孽被掳去。他们对我不忠，所以我掩面不顾他们，把他们交在敌人手中，他们就都倒在刀下。

列國人也必知道以色列家被擄掠是因他們的罪孽。他們得罪我，我就掩面不顧，將他們交在敵人手中，他們便都倒在刀下。

列國也必知道，以色列家被擄掠是因他們的罪孽。他們得罪我，我就轉臉不顧他們，將他們交在敵人手中，使他們全都倒在刀下。

列國也必知道，以色列家被擄掠是因他們的罪孽。他們得罪我，我就轉臉不顧他們，將他們交在敵人手中，使他們全都倒在刀下。

列國必知道以色列人被擄走是因為他們犯罪背叛我，以致我掩面不顧他們，把他們交在敵人手中，讓他們喪身刀下。

列國也必知道以色列家是因自己的罪孽被擄去。他們對我不忠，所以我掩面不顧他們，把他們交在敵人手中，他們就都倒在刀下。

列國也就知道以色列家流亡，是因他們的罪孽；他們對我不忠實，我才掩面不顧他們，將他們交於他們的敵人手中，他們便都倒斃於刀下。

列邦亦知以色列家被虜、乃因其愆尤、彼獲罪於我、故我掩面不顧、付之敵手、悉隕於刃、

異邦人亦知以色列族被擄、因其愆尤、獲罪於我、故我遐棄之、付於敵手、俱亡於刃、

異邦人亦必知以色列族被擄、乃因其愆尤、獲罪於我、我掩面不顧之、付之於敵手、俱殞亡於刃、

And the nations will know that the people of Israel went into exile for their sin, because they were unfaithful to me. So I hid my face from them and handed them over to their enemies, and they all fell by the sword.

The nations will know that the people of Israel were taken away as prisoners because they sinned against me. They were not faithful to me. So I turned my face away from them. I handed them over to their enemies. All of them were killed by swords.

And the nations shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity, because they dealt so treacherously with me that I hid my face from them and gave them into the hand of their adversaries, and they all fell by the sword.

And the nations will know that the house of Israel went into exile on account of their iniquity, because they dealt unfaithfully with me. Therefore, I hid my face from them and handed them over to their enemies, so that they all fell by the sword.

The nations will know that the house of Israel went into exile for their wrongdoing, because they were disloyal to Me, and I hid My face from them; so I handed them over to their adversaries, and all of them fell by the sword.

The Gentiles shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity; because they were unfaithful to Me, therefore I hid My face from them. I gave them into the hand of their enemies, and they all fell by the sword.

And the nations shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity; because they trespassed against me, and I hid my face from them: so I gave them into the hand of their adversaries, and they fell all of them by the sword.

And the nations will know that the house of Israel went into exile on account of their iniquity, because they dealt unfaithfully with Me. Therefore, I hid My face from them and handed them over to their enemies, so that they all fell by the sword.

And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity: because they trespassed against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies: so fell they all by the sword.

The nations will know that the house of Israel went into exile due to their iniquity, for they were unfaithful to me. So I hid my face from them and handed them over to their enemies; all of them died by the sword.

The nations will know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity; because they trespassed against me, and I hid my face from them; so I gave them into the hand of their adversaries, and they all fell by the sword.

It’s your sins that have cut you off from God. Because of your sins, he has turned away and will not listen anymore.

When you lift up your hands in prayer, I will not look. Though you offer many prayers, I will not listen, for your hands are covered with the blood of innocent victims.

“ People from many nations will pass by the ruins of this city and say to one another,‘ Why did the Lord destroy such a great city?’And the answer will be,‘ Because they violated their covenant with the Lord their God by worshiping other gods.’”

I will send armies against you to carry out the curse of the covenant you have broken. When you run to your towns for safety, I will send a plague to destroy you there, and you will be handed over to your enemies.

And I will never again turn my face from them, for I will pour out my Spirit upon the people of Israel. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!”

He said,‘ I will abandon them; then see what becomes of them. For they are a twisted generation, children without integrity.

How could one person chase a thousand of them, and two people put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the Lord had given them up?

O Lord, why do you stand so far away? Why do you hide when I am in trouble?

This made the Lord burn with anger against Israel, so he handed them over to raiders who stole their possessions. He turned them over to their enemies all around, and they were no longer able to resist them.

Jerusalem has sinned greatly, so she has been tossed away like a filthy rag. All who once honored her now despise her, for they have seen her stripped naked and humiliated. All she can do is groan and hide her face.

You expect to fight the Babylonians, but the men of this city are already as good as dead, for I have determined to destroy them in my terrible anger. I have abandoned them because of all their wickedness.

Then my anger will blaze forth against them. I will abandon them, hiding my face from them, and they will be devoured. Terrible trouble will come down on them, and on that day they will say,‘ These disasters have come down on us because God is no longer among us!’At that time I will hide my face from them on account of all the evil they commit by worshiping other gods.

Your favor, O Lord, made me as secure as a mountain. Then you turned away from me, and I was shattered.

He handed them over to pagan nations, and they were ruled by those who hated them.

The captain of the guard called for Jeremiah and said,“ The Lord your God has brought this disaster on this land,just as he said he would. For these people have sinned against the Lord and disobeyed him. That is why it happened.

All who pass by jeer at you. They scoff and insult beautiful Jerusalem, saying,“ Is this the city called‘ Most Beautiful in All the World’ and‘ Joy of All the Earth’?”All your enemies mock you. They scoff and snarl and say,“ We have destroyed her at last! We have long waited for this day, and it is finally here!”But it is the Lord who did just as he planned. He has fulfilled the promises of disaster he made long ago. He has destroyed Jerusalem without mercy. He has caused her enemies to gloat over her and has given them power over her.

And though this Temple is impressive now, all who pass by will be appalled. They will ask,‘ Why did the Lord do such terrible things to this land and to this Temple?’“ And the answer will be,‘ Because his people abandoned the Lord, the God of their ancestors, who brought them out of Egypt, and they worshiped other gods instead and bowed down to them. That is why he has brought all these disasters on them.’”

Yet no one calls on your name or pleads with you for mercy. Therefore, you have turned away from us and turned us over to our sins.

I will wait for the Lord, who has turned away from the descendants of Jacob. I will put my hope in him.

Who allowed Israel to be robbed and hurt? It was the Lord, against whom we sinned, for the people would not walk in his path, nor would they obey his law.

They polluted the land with murder and the worship of idols, so I poured out my fury on them.I scattered them to many lands to punish them for the evil way they had lived.But when they were scattered among the nations, they brought shame on my holy name. For the nations said,‘ These are the people of the Lord, but he couldn’t keep them safe in his own land!’Then I was concerned for my holy name, on which my people brought shame among the nations.“ Therefore, give the people of Israel this message from the Sovereign Lord: I am bringing you back, but not because you deserve it. I am doing it to protect my holy name, on which you brought shame while you were scattered among the nations.I will show how holy my great name is— the name on which you brought shame among the nations. And when I reveal my holiness through you before their very eyes, says the Sovereign Lord, then the nations will know that I am the Lord.

Then the Lord burned with anger against Israel, and he turned them over to King Cushan rishathaim of Aram naharaim. And the Israelites served Cushan rishathaim for eight years.

Then the surrounding nations that survive will know that I, the Lord, have rebuilt the ruins and replanted the wasteland. For I, the Lord, have spoken, and I will do what I say.