wherefore

Therefore now thus saith the LORD the God of hostes, the God of Israel, Wherefore commit ye this great euill against your soules, to cut off from you man and woman, childe and suckling out of Iudah, to leaue you none to remaine.

1611 marginal noteHebr. out of the midst of Iudah.

Wherefore haue I seene them dismaid, and turned away backe? and their mightie ones are beaten downe, & are fled apace, and looke not back: for feare was round about, saith the LORD.

1611 marginal noteHeb. broken in pieces

1611 marginal noteHeb. fled a flight.

Wherfore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? That trusted in her treasures, saying; Who shall come vnto mee?

1611 marginal noteOr, thy valley floweth away.

Wherfore behold, the dayes come, saith the LORD, that I will do iudgment vpon her grauen images, and through all her land the wounded shall grone.

Wherefore doeth a liuing man complaine, a man for the punishment of his sinnes?

1611 marginal noteOr, murmure.

Wherefore doest thou forget vs for euer, and forsake vs so long time?

1611 marginal noteHeb. for length of dayes.

Wherefore, as I liue, saith the LORD God, Surely because thou hast defiled my Sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish thee, neither shall mine eye spare, neither will I haue any pitie.

1611 marginal noteChap. 7.4, 14.

Wherfore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possesse their houses: I will also make the pompe of the strong to cease, and their holy places shall be defiled.

1611 marginal noteOr, they shall inherit their holy places.

Wherefore thus sayth the LORD God, Behold, I am against your pillowes, wherewith yee there hunt the soules to make them flie, and I will teare them from your armes, and will let the soules goe, euen the soules that ye hunt to make them flie.

1611 marginal noteOr, into gardens.

¶ Wherefore, O harlot, heare the word of the LORD.