Jeremiah 16:11 References
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"Then you are to say to them, 'It is abecause your forefathers have forsaken Me,' declares the Lord, 'and have followed bother gods and served them and bowed down to them; but Me they have forsaken and have not kept My law.
a Deuteronomy 29:25, 1 Kings 9:9, 2 Chronicles 7:22, Nehemiah 9:26-29, Jeremiah 22:9
Deuteronomy 29
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"Then men will say, 'aBecause they forsook 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.
1 Kings 9
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"And they will say, 'aBecause they forsook the Lord their God, who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and adopted other gods and worshiped them and served them, therefore the Lord has brought all this adversity on them.'"
2 Chronicles 7
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"And they will say, 'Because athey forsook the Lord, the God of their fathers who brought them from the land of Egypt, and they adopted other gods and worshiped them and served them; therefore He has brought all this adversity on them.'"
Nehemiah 9
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"aBut they became disobedient and rebelled against You, And bcast Your law behind their backs And ckilled Your prophets who had dadmonished them So that they might return to You, And ethey committed great blasphemies.
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"Therefore You adelivered them into the hand of their oppressors who oppressed them, But when they cried to You bin the time of their distress, You heard from heaven, and according to Your great compassion You cgave them deliverers who delivered them from the hand of their oppressors.
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"But aas soon as they had rest, they did evil again before You; Therefore You abandoned them to the hand of their enemies, so that they ruled over them. When they cried again to You, You heard from heaven, And bmany times You rescued them according to Your compassion,
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And aadmonished them in order to turn them back to Your law. Yet bthey acted arrogantly and did not listen to Your commandments but sinned against Your ordinances, By cwhich if a man observes them he shall live. And they dturned a stubborn shoulder and stiffened their neck, and would not listen.