Jeremiah 44:2 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Ye have seen all the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, and upon all the cities of Judah; and, behold, this day they are a desolation, and no man dwelleth therein,

Close to the original. Clear modern English.

✦ MADE SIMPLE

This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: You've seen with your own eyes all the destruction I brought on Jerusalem and the other cities in Judah. Look around today — they're completely empty. No one even lives there anymore.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes the consequences we see around us are exactly what God said would happen.

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