Jeremiah 14:8-10
New King James Version
8 (A)O the Hope of Israel, his Savior in time of trouble,
Why should You be like a stranger in the land,
And like a traveler who turns aside to tarry for a night?
9 Why should You be like a man astonished,
Like a mighty one (B)who cannot save?
Yet You, O Lord, (C)are in our midst,
And we are called by Your name;
Do not leave us!
10 Thus says the Lord to this people:
(D)“Thus they have loved to wander;
They have not restrained their feet.
Therefore the Lord does not accept them;
(E)He will remember their iniquity now,
And punish their sins.”
Jeremiah 14:8-10
Contemporary English Version
8 You're our only hope;
you alone can save us now.
You help us one day,
but you're gone the next.
9 Did this disaster
take you by surprise?
Are you a warrior
with your hands tied?
You have chosen us,
and your temple is here.
Don't abandon us!
The Lord's Answer
10 My people,
you love to wander away;
you don't even try
to stay close to me.
So now I will reject you
and punish you for your sins.
I, the Lord, have spoken.
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