Jeremiah 44:2-3
44:2 “The
Lord God of Israel who rules over all
says, ‘You have seen all the disaster I brought on Jerusalem
and all the towns of Judah. Indeed, they now lie in ruins and are deserted.
44:3 This happened because of the wickedness the people living there did.
They made me angry
by worshiping and offering sacrifice to
other gods whom neither they nor you nor your ancestors
previously knew.
Isaiah 6:11
6:11 I replied, “How long, sovereign master?” He said,
“Until cities are in ruins and unpopulated,
and houses are uninhabited,
and the land is ruined and devastated,