Holy Scripture

Jeremiah 51:5

Source: Septuagint

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5But they hearkened not to me, and inclined not their ear to turn from their wickedness, so as not to burn incense to strange gods.

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3because of their wickedness, which they have wrought to provoke me, by going to burn incense to other gods, whom ye knew not.

4Yet I sent to you my servants the prophets early in the morning, and I sent, saying, Do not ye this abominable thing which I hate.

— Jeremiah 51:5 —

6So mine anger and my wrath dropped upon them, and was kindled in the gates of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem; and they became a desolation and a waste, as at this day.

7And now thus has the Lord Almighty said, Wherefore do ye commit these great evils against your souls? to cut off man and woman of you, infant and suckling from the midst of Judah, to the end that not one of you should be left;

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