Jeremiah 5:22-24

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²² Surely you are afraid of me.”
This message is from the Lord.
    “You should shake with fear in front of me.
I am the one who made the sandy shores to hold back the sea.
    I made it that way to keep the water in its place forever.
The waves may pound the beach, but they will not destroy it.
    The waves may roar as they come in, but they cannot go beyond the beach.
²³ But the people of Judah are stubborn.
    They are always planning ways to turn against me.
    They turned away from me and left me.
²⁴ The people of Judah never say to themselves,
    ‘Let’s fear and respect the Lord our God.
He gives us autumn and spring rains at just the right time.
    He makes sure that we have the harvest at just the right time.’