“Many nations
Will pass by this city.
All of them
Will say to one another.
‘Why has Yahweh dealt
This way
With this great city?’
They will answer.
‘Because they abandoned
The covenant of Yahweh
Their God.
They worshiped
Other gods.
They served
Other gods.”
If anyone was to pass by this destroyed city of Jerusalem, they might ask why Yahweh had dealt with this great city in this way. The answer was simple. These people had abandoned the covenant that they had with Yahweh, their God. They worshipped and served other gods. Thus they were disloyal to their God Yahweh.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 