9Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshiped other gods, and served them.


In Context

6 For thus saith the LORD to the king's house of Judah; Thou art Gilead to me, and the head of Lebanon; yet surely I will make thee a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited.

7 And 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.

8 And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbor, Why hath the LORD done thus to this great city?

9 Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshiped other gods, and served them.

10 Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him: but weep bitterly for him that goeth away: for he shall return no more, nor see his native country.

11 For thus saith the LORD concerning Shallum the son of Josiah king of Judah, who reigned instead of Josiah his father, who went forth from this place; He shall not return thither any more:

Jeremiah 22:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:9Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

22:9And the answer will be: 'Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God and have worshiped and served other gods.' "

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

22:9And they shall answer: Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God, and have adored strange gods, and served them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

22:9Then they shall answer, Because they forsook the covenant of Jehovah their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:9And they shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of Jehovah their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

22:9Then they shall answer, Because they forsook the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:9Then they shall answer, Because they forsook the covenant of Yahweh their God, and worshiped other gods, and served them.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

22:9And they have said, 'Because that they have forsaken The covenant of Jehovah their God, And bow themselves to other gods, and serve them.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:9Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.