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Jeremiah 5:19

“And when the people ask, ‘For what offense has the LORD our God done all these things to us?’ You are to tell them, ‘Just as you have forsaken Me and served foreign gods in your land, so will you serve foreigners in a land that is not your own.’””

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¹⁷They will devour your harvest and food; they will consume your sons and daughters; they will eat up your flocks and herds; they will feed on your vines and fig trees. With the sword they will destroy the fortified cities in which you trust.”

¹⁸“Yet even in those days,” declares the LORD, “I will not make a full end of you.

¹⁹And when the people ask, ‘For what offense has the LORD our God done all these things to us?’ You are to tell them, ‘Just as you have forsaken Me and served foreign gods in your land, so will you serve foreigners in a land that is not your own.’”

²⁰Declare this in the house of Jacob and proclaim it in Judah:

²¹“Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.

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Jeremiah 5:19

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