Jeremiah 22:8
King James Version
Translation: KJV
6For thus saith the Lord unto the king’s house of Judah; Thou art Gilead unto me, and the head of Lebanon: yet surely I will make thee a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited.Select Jeremiah 22:6
7And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire.Select Jeremiah 22:7
8And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath the Lord done thus unto this great city?Select Jeremiah 22:8
9Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.Select Jeremiah 22:9
10Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him: but weep sore for him that goeth away: for he shall return no more, nor see his native country.Select Jeremiah 22:10
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WEB
22:8 Many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbor, Why has Yahweh done thus to this great city?
ASV
22:8 And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbor, Wherefore hath Jehovah done thus unto this great city?
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