Holy Scripture

Baruch 2:24

A church father on this verse
“And not only have we who are alive been given over to servitude, but also the tombs of our ancestors, in particular those of the kings, were destroyed to their foundations, and their bones were scattered and exposed to the open air to be corroded by the elements.”
Theodoret of Cyrus, 5th c. — COMMENTARY ON BARUCH 2:19

Source: Septuagint

Original

24But we would not hearken unto thy voice, to serve the king of Babylon: therefore hast thou made good the words that thou spokest by thy servants the prophets, namely, that the bones of our kings, and the bones of our fathers, should be taken out of their places.

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22But if ye will not hear the voice of the Lord, to serve the king of Babylon,

23I will cause to cease out of the cities of Judah, and from without Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of joy, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride: and the whole land shall be desolate of inhabitants.

— Baruch 2:24 —

25And lo, they are cast out to the heat of the day, and to the frost of the night, and they died in great miseries by famine, by sword, and by pestilence.

26And the house which is called by thy name hast thou laid waste, as it is to be seen this day, for the wickedness of the house of Israel and the house of Judah.

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