Jeremiah 44:5-7

Good News Translation

⁵ But you would not listen or pay any attention. You would not give up your evil practice of sacrificing to other gods. ⁶ So I poured out my anger and fury on the towns of Judah and on the streets of Jerusalem, and I set them on fire. They were left in ruins and became a horrifying sight, as they are today.

⁷ “And so I, the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, now ask why you are doing such an evil thing to yourselves. Do you want to bring destruction on men and women, children and babies, so that none of your people will be left?