24 all the nations will say, ⁱ‘Why has the Lord done thus to this land? What caused the heat of this great anger?’ 25 Then people will say, ‘It is because they ^jabandoned the covenant of the Lord, the God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them out of the land of Egypt, 26 and went and served other gods and worshiped them, gods whom they had not known and whom he had not ^kallotted to them. 27 Therefore the anger of the Lord was kindled against this land, bringing upon it all the curses written in this book, 28 and the Lord ^luprooted them from their land in anger and fury and great wrath, and cast them into another land, as they are this day.’

8 And this house will become a heap of ruins.¹ Everyone passing by it will be astonished and will ^ehiss, and they will say, ^f‘Why has the Lord done thus to this land and to this house?’ 9 Then they will say, ‘Because they ^gabandoned the Lord their God who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt and laid hold on other gods and worshiped them and served them. Therefore the Lord has ^hbrought all this disaster on them.’”

21 And at this house, which was exalted, everyone passing by will be astonished and say, ^e‘Why has the Lord done thus to this land and to this house?’ 22 Then they will say, ‘Because they ^fabandoned the Lord, the God of their fathers who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods and worshiped them and served them. Therefore he has ^gbrought all this disaster on them.’”

19 And when your people say, ^d‘Why has the Lord our God done all these things to us?’ you shall say to them, ‘As you have forsaken me and served foreign gods in your land, so you shall serve foreigners in a land that is not yours.’”

8 “‘And many nations will pass by this city, and every man will say to his neighbor, ^d“Why has the Lord dealt thus with this great city?” 9 And they will answer, “Because they have ^eforsaken the covenant of the Lord their God and worshiped other gods and served them.”’”