24 all the nations ^cwill say, ^d‘Why has the Lord done thus to this land? What caused the heat of this great anger?’

8 “‘And many nations will pass by this city, and every man will say to his neighbor, ⁱ“Why has the Lord dealt thus with this great city?” 9 ^jAnd they will answer, “Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God and worshiped other gods and served them.”’”