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11 I heard the Lord reply,
    “When I am finished,
Jerusalem and the towns of Judah
will be piles of ruins
    where only jackals[a] live.”

Why the Land Was Destroyed

12 I said to the Lord, “None of us can understand why the land has become like an uncrossable desert. Won't you explain why?”

13 The Lord said:

I destroyed the land because the people disobeyed me and rejected my laws and teachings.

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Footnotes

  1. 9.11 jackals: Desert animals related to wolves, but smaller.

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