Jeremiah 44:23 meaning and explanation

Because you burned incense and sinned against the LORD, and did not obey the voice of the LORD or walk in His instruction, His statutes, and His testimonies, this disaster has befallen you, as you see today.”

Jeremiah 44:23, Berean Standard Bible

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Jeremiah is speaking in Egypt to the Judean refugees who fled there after Jerusalem fell, and in verse 23 he sums up the case the LORD has been pressing against them. Their disaster did not come by chance.

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