Jeremiah 5:5-11
New International Version
5 So I will go to the leaders(A)
and speak to them;
surely they know the way of the Lord,
the requirements of their God.”
But with one accord they too had broken off the yoke
and torn off the bonds.(B)
6 Therefore a lion from the forest(C) will attack them,
a wolf from the desert will ravage(D) them,
a leopard(E) will lie in wait near their towns
to tear to pieces any who venture out,
for their rebellion is great
and their backslidings many.(F)
7 “Why should I forgive you?
Your children have forsaken me
and sworn(G) by gods that are not gods.(H)
I supplied all their needs,
yet they committed adultery(I)
and thronged to the houses of prostitutes.(J)
8 They are well-fed, lusty stallions,
each neighing for another man’s wife.(K)
9 Should I not punish them for this?”(L)
declares the Lord.
“Should I not avenge(M) myself
on such a nation as this?
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