Jeremiah 5:22-24

Contemporary English Version

^22 (A) that you should worship me
    with fear and trembling?
I'm the one who made the shore
    to hold back the ocean.
Waves may crash on the beach,
    but they can come no farther.
²³ You stubborn people have rebelled
    and turned your backs on me.
²⁴ You refuse to say,
    “Let's worship the Lord!
He's the one who sends rain
in spring and autumn
    and gives us a good harvest.”