Jeremiah 22:8,9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Bible Comments

Wherefore hath the Lord done thus... — The coincidence of thought and language with Deuteronomy (Deuteronomy 29:24-26) again calls for notice.

Jeremiah 22:8-9

8 And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this great city?

9 Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.