Jeremiah 9:13
“(Verse 12 onwards) Who is the wise man who understands this, and to whom is the word of the Lord spoken, that he may declare it: why has the land perished and become scorched like a desert, because there is no one to pass through it? And the Lord said: Because they have forsaken my law that I gave to them, and have no…”
Source: Septuagint
13but went after the lusts of their evil heart, and after the idols which their fathers taught them to worship:
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11Who is the wise man, that he may understand this? and he that has the word of the mouth of the Lord addressed to him, let him tell you wherefore the land has been destroyed, has been ravaged by fire like a desert, so that no one passes through it.
12And the Lord said to me, Because they have forsaken my law, which I set before them, and have not hearkened to my voice;
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14therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Behold, I will feed them with trouble and will cause them to drink water of gall:
15and I will scatter them among the nations, to them whom neither they nor their fathers knew; and I will send a sword upon them, until I have consumed them with it.