Jeremiah 5:21-25

New International Version

²¹Hear this, you foolish and senseless people,^(A)
    who have eyes^(B) but do not see,
    who have ears but do not hear:^(C)
²²Should you not fear^(D) me?” declares the Lord.
    “Should you not tremble^(E) in my presence?
I made the sand a boundary for the sea,^(F)
    an everlasting barrier it cannot cross.
The waves may roll, but they cannot prevail;
    they may roar,^(G) but they cannot cross it.
²³But these people have stubborn and rebellious^(H) hearts;
    they have turned aside^(I) and gone away.
²⁴They do not say to themselves,
    ‘Let us fear^(J) the Lord our God,
who gives autumn and spring rains^(K) in season,
    who assures us of the regular weeks of harvest.’^(L)
²⁵Your wrongdoings have kept these away;
    your sins have deprived you of good.^(M)

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Jeremiah 5:21-25

King James Version

²¹Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:

²²Fear ye not me? saith the Lord: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?

²³But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone.

²⁴Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the Lord our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.

²⁵Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you.

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Jeremiah 5:21-25

New King James Version

²¹‘Hear this now, O ^(A)foolish people,
Without ^[a]understanding,
Who have eyes and see not,
And who have ears and hear not:
²²^(B)Do you not fear Me?’ says the Lord.
‘Will you not tremble at My presence,
Who have placed the sand as the ^(C)bound of the sea,
By a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass beyond it?
And though its waves toss to and fro,
Yet they cannot prevail;
Though they roar, yet they cannot pass over it.
²³But this people has a defiant and rebellious heart;
They have revolted and departed.
²⁴They do not say in their heart,
“Let us now fear the Lord our God,
^(D)Who gives rain, both the ^(E)former and the latter, in its season.
^(F)He reserves for us the appointed weeks of the harvest.”
²⁵^(G)Your iniquities have turned these things away,
And your sins have withheld good from you.