“Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.”
The answer to the passersby's question—that the people forsook the covenant and worshiped other gods—explains the judgment in terms of covenant violation and idolatry. The direct causal connection between apostasy and destruction shows that the judgment is not arbitrary but follows logically from the people's behavior. The explanation given to observers will reveal the theological meaning of Jerusalem's fall.
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