Jeremiah 6:19-21

Expanded Bible

¹⁹ Hear this, people of the earth:
    I am going to bring ·disaster [trouble; evil] to this people [^Cof Judah]
    because of the ·evil they plan [^Lthe fruit of their plots].
They have not ·listened [paid attention] to my ·messages [words]
    and have rejected my ·teachings [laws; instructions].
²⁰ Why do you bring me offerings of ·incense [frankincense] from the land of Sheba [^Cunknown location, perhaps present-day Yemen, Eritrea, or Ethiopia; see 1 Kin. 10:1–13]?
    Why do you bring me sweet-smelling cane from a faraway land?
Your burnt offerings [Lev. 1:1–7] will not be accepted;
    your sacrifices do not please me [Ps. 40:6–8; Mic. 6:6–8].”
²¹ So this is what the Lord says:
“I will put stumbling blocks [^Cproblems] in front of this people [^CJudah].
    Fathers and sons will stumble over them together.
    Neighbors and friends will ·die [perish].”