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.’ ”

他们必回答说：‘是因离弃了耶和华他们神的约，侍奉敬拜别神。’”

必有人回答说：‘是因他们离弃了耶和华—他们上帝的约，事奉敬拜别神。’”

必有人回答说：‘是因他们离弃了耶和华—他们神的约，事奉敬拜别神。’”

有人会回答，‘因为城里的人背弃了他们的上帝耶和华的约，供奉、祭拜其他神明。’”

必有人说：‘是因为他们离弃了耶和华他们神的约，并且敬拜事奉别神。’”

他們必回答說：『是因離棄了耶和華－他們神的約，事奉敬拜別神。』」

必有人回答說：『是因他們離棄了耶和華－他們上帝的約，事奉敬拜別神。』」

必有人回答說：『是因他們離棄了耶和華－他們神的約，事奉敬拜別神。』」

有人會回答，『因為城裡的人背棄了他們的上帝耶和華的約，供奉、祭拜其他神明。』」

必有人說：‘是因為他們離棄了耶和華他們神的約，並且敬拜事奉別神。’”

他們就必回答說：『是因為他們離棄了永恆主他們的上帝的約，去敬拜服事別的神呀。』」』

則將應之曰、因彼背其上帝耶和華之約、崇拜服事他神也、○

人必曰、斯民背其上帝耶和華之約、崇拜服事他上帝、故有此罰。

人必曰、皆因斯民棄主其天主之約、崇拜他神而服事之、○

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

And they will answer,“ Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God and worshiped other gods and served them.”’”

And the answer will be,‘ Because they violated their covenant with the Lord their God by worshiping other gods.’”

They will answer,‘ Because they abandoned the covenant of the LORD their God and bowed in worship to other gods and served them.’”

Then they will answer,‘ Because they abandoned the covenant of the Lord their God and bowed down to other gods and served them.’ ”

Then they will answer,‘ Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God, and worshiped other gods and served them.’”

Then they shall answer, Because they forsook the covenant of Jehovah their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.

They will answer,‘ Because they abandoned the covenant of Yahweh their God and worshiped and served other gods.’”

Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.

The answer will come back,“ It is because they broke their covenant with the LORD their God and worshiped and served other gods.”

Then they will answer,‘ Because they abandoned the covenant of Yahweh their God, worshiped other gods, and served them.’”

That’s because the people have deserted me. They have burned incense to other gods. They have made me very angry because of everything their hands have made. So my anger will burn like a fire against this place. And the fire of my anger will not be put out.’ ” ’

That’s because the people have deserted me. They have burned incense to other gods. They have made me very angry because of the statues of gods their hands have made. So my anger will burn like a fire against this place. And the fire of my anger will not be put out.’ ” ’

Haven’t you brought this on yourselves? I am the Lord your God, but you deserted me. You left me even while I was leading you.Why do you go to Egypt to drink water from the Nile River? Why do you go to Assyria to drink from the Euphrates River?You will be punished because you have sinned. You will be corrected for turning away from me. I am the Lord your God. If you desert me, bad things will happen to you. If you do not respect me, you will suffer bitterly. I want you to understand that,” announces the Lord who rules over all.

Everyone who found them destroyed them. Their enemies said,‘ We aren’t guilty. They sinned against the Lord. He gave them everything they needed. He has always been Israel’s hope.’

And they will hear the answer,“ It’s because the people living there have broken the covenant of the Lord. He’s the God of their people of long ago. He made that covenant with them when he brought them out of Egypt.They went off and worshiped other gods. They bowed down to them. They hadn’t known anything about those gods before. The Lord hadn’t given those gods to them.So the Lord became very angry with this land. He brought on it all the curses written down in this book.The Lord’ s anger blazed out against his people. So he pulled them up out of their land. He threw them into another land. And that’s where they are now.”

But the commander of the guard found Jeremiah. The commander said to him,“ The Lord your God ordered that this place be destroyed.And now he has brought it about. He has done exactly what he said he would do. All these things have happened because you people sinned against the Lord. You didn’t obey him.