“Therefore my wrath and my anger was poured out, and was kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and they are wasted and desolate, as it is today.’”

Reading this verse in context

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Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.