- because:
- "Hast thou not¹ procuredª° this¹ unto thyself, in that thou hast forsakenª°¹ the LORDª thy God,ª whenª he led²°¹ thee by the way?ª" {Jer 2:17} + "Thine own wickednessª shall correctª° thee, and thy backslidingsª shall reproveª° thee: knowª° therefore and seeª° that¹ [it is] an evilª [thing] and bitter,ª that thou hast forsakenª°¹ the LORDª thy God,ª and that my fearª [is] not¹ in¹ thee, saithª° the Lordª GODª of hosts.ª" {Jer 2:19} + "Who¹ [is] the wiseª man,ª that may understandª°¹ this?¹ and [who is he] to¹ whom the mouthª of the LORDª hath spoken,ª° that he may declareª° it, for¹ what¹ the landª perishethª° [and] is burned upª° like a wilderness,ª that none¹¹ passeth through?ª° ... But have walked²°¹ afterª the imaginationª of their own heart,ª and afterª Baalim,ª which¹ their fathersª taughtª° them:" {Jer 9:12-14} + "O LORD,ª though¹ our iniquitiesª testifyª° against us, doª° thou [it] for thy name's² sake:¹¹ for¹ our backslidingsª are many;ª° we have sinnedª° against thee." {Jer 14:7} + "And it shall come to pass,¹ when¹ thou shalt shewª° this¹ peopleª¹ all¹ these¹ words,ª and they shall sayª° unto¹ thee, Wherefore¹¹ hath the LORDª pronouncedª°¹ all¹ this¹ greatª evilª against¹ us? or what¹ [is] our iniquity?ª or what¹ [is] our sinª that¹ we have committedª° against the LORDª our God?ª ... And ye¹ have doneª° worseª° than your fathers;ª¹ for, behold,ª ye walkª° every oneª afterª the imaginationª of his evilª heart,ª that they may not¹ hearkenª° unto¹ me:" {Jer 16:10-12} + "The fierceª angerª of the LORDª shall not¹ return,ª° until¹ he have doneª° [it], and until¹ he have performedª° the intentsª of his heart:ª in the latterª daysª ye shall considerª° it." {Jer 30:24} + "And, behold,¹ ye are risen upª° in your fathers'² stead,¹¹ an increaseª of sinfulª men,²¹ to augmentª°¹ yet¹ the fierceª angerª of the LORDª toward¹ Israel.ª" {Num 32:14} + "And said,ª° O my God,ª I am ashamedª° and blushª° to lift upª° my faceª to¹ thee, my God:ª for¹ our iniquitiesª are increasedª° overª [our] head,ª and our trespassª is grown upª° unto¹ the heavens.ª" {Ezr 9:6} + "And Ezraª the priestª stood up,ª° and saidª° unto¹ them, Ye¹ have transgressed,ª° and have takenª° strangeª wives,ª to increaseª°¹ the trespassª of Israel.ª" {Ezr 10:10} + "For¹ our transgressionsª are multipliedª° before¹ thee, and our sinsª testifyª° against us: for¹ our transgressionsª [are] with¹ us; and [as for] our iniquities,ª we knowª° them;" {Isa 59:12} + "Her adversariesª are¹ the chief,ª her enemiesª° prosper;ª° for¹ the LORDª hath afflictedª° her for¹ the multitudeª of her transgressions:ª her childrenª are goneª° into captivityª beforeª the enemy.ª" {Lam 1:5} + "Thou hast builtª° thy high placeª at¹ every¹ headª of the way,ª and hast made¹ thy beautyª to be abhorred,ª° and hast openedª°¹ thy feetª to every one¹ that passed by,ª° and multipliedª°¹ thy whoredoms.ª" {Ezk 16:25} + "Yet she multipliedª°¹ her whoredoms,ª in calling to remembranceª°¹ the daysª of her youth,ª wherein¹ she had played the harlotª° in the landª of Egypt.ª" {Ezk 23:19}
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