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They will spread the bones on the ground under the sun, the moon, and the stars. The people of Jerusalem love to worship the sun, the moon, and the stars. No one will gather the bones and bury them again. So the bones of those people will be like dung thrown on the ground.

“I will force the people of Judah to leave their homes and their land. They will be taken away to foreign lands. Some of the people of Judah who were not killed in the war will wish that they had been killed.” This message is from the Lord All-Powerful.

Sin and Punishment

“Jeremiah, say this to the people of Judah: ‘This is what the Lord says:

“‘You know if a man falls down,
    he gets up again.
And if a man goes the wrong way,
    he turns around and comes back.

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They will be exposed to the sun and the moon and all the stars of the heavens, which they have loved and served(A) and which they have followed and consulted and worshiped.(B) They will not be gathered up or buried,(C) but will be like dung lying on the ground.(D) Wherever I banish them,(E) all the survivors of this evil nation will prefer death to life,(F) declares the Lord Almighty.’

Sin and Punishment

“Say to them, ‘This is what the Lord says:

“‘When people fall down, do they not get up?(G)
    When someone turns away,(H) do they not return?

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