Verse 9

Then they shall answer,{H559} Because they forsook{H5800} the covenant{H1285} of Jehovah{H3068} their God,{H430} and worshipped{H7812} other{H312} gods,{H430} and served{H5647} them.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 22:17 : 17 Because they have forsaken{H5800} me, and have burned incense{H6999} unto other{H312} gods,{H430} that they might provoke me to anger{H3707} with all the work{H4639} of their hands,{H3027} therefore my wrath{H2534} shall be kindled{H3341} against this place,{H4725} and it shall not be quenched.{H3518}
• 2 Chr 34:25 : 25 Because they have forsaken{H5800} me, and have burned incense{H6999} unto other{H312} gods,{H430} that they might provoke me to anger{H3707} with all the works{H4639} of their hands;{H3027} therefore is my wrath{H2534} poured out{H5413} upon this place,{H4725} and it shall not be quenched.{H3518}
• Jer 2:17-19 : 17 Hast thou not procured{H6213} this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken{H5800} Jehovah{H3068} thy God,{H430} when{H6256} he led{H3212} thee by the way?{H1870} 18 And now what hast thou to do in the way{H1870} to Egypt,{H4714} to drink{H8354} the waters{H4325} of the Shihor?{H7883} or what hast thou to do in the way{H1870} to Assyria,{H804} to drink{H8354} the waters{H4325} of the River?{H5104} 19 Thine own wickedness{H7451} shall correct{H3256} thee, and thy backslidings{H4878} shall reprove{H3198} thee: know{H3045} therefore and see{H7200} that it is an evil{H7451} thing and a bitter,{H4751} that thou hast forsaken{H5800} Jehovah{H3068} thy God,{H430} and that my fear{H6345} is not in thee, saith{H5002} the Lord,{H136} Jehovah{H3069} of hosts.{H6635}
• Jer 40:2-3 : 2 And the captain{H7227} of the guard{H2876} took{H3947} Jeremiah,{H3414} and said{H559} unto him, Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} pronounced{H1696} this evil{H7451} upon this place;{H4725} 3 and Jehovah{H3068} hath brought{H935} it, and done{H6213} according as he spake:{H1696} because ye have sinned{H2398} against Jehovah,{H3068} and have not obeyed{H8085} his voice,{H6963} therefore this thing{H1697} is come upon you.
• Jer 50:7 : 7 All that found{H4672} them have devoured{H398} them; and their adversaries{H6862} said,{H559} We are not guilty,{H816} because they have sinned{H2398} against Jehovah,{H3068} the habitation{H5116} of righteousness,{H6664} even Jehovah,{H3068} the hope{H4723} of their fathers.{H1}
• Deut 29:25-28 : 25 Then men shall say,{H559} Because they forsook the covenant{H1285} of Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of their fathers,{H1} which he made{H3772} with them when he brought them forth{H3318} out{H3318} of the land{H776} of Egypt,{H4714} 26 and went{H3212} and served{H5647} other{H312} gods,{H430} and worshipped{H7812} them, gods{H430} that they knew{H3045} not, and that he had not given{H2505} unto them: 27 therefore the anger{H639} of Jehovah{H3068} was kindled{H2734} against this land,{H776} to bring{H935} upon it all the curse{H7045} that is written{H3789} in this book;{H5612} 28 and Jehovah{H3068} rooted{H5428} them out of their land{H127} in anger,{H639} and in wrath,{H2534} and in great{H1419} indignation,{H7110} and cast{H7993} them into another{H312} land,{H776} as at this day.{H3117}