Jeremiah 22:9 in the King James Version
Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.
Context
8 “Many nations will pass by this city, and they will each ask his neighbor, ‘Why has the LORD done this to this great city?’
9 Then they will answer, ‘Because they abandoned the covenant of the LORD their God, worshiped other gods, and served them.’”
10 Don’t weep for the dead. Don’t bemoan him; but weep bitterly for him who goes away, for he will return no more, and not see his native country.