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Jeremiah 4:22
New English Translation

22 The Lord answered,[a]

“This will happen[b] because my people are foolish.
They do not know me.
They are like children who have no sense.[c]
They have no understanding.
They are skilled at doing evil.
They do not know how to do good.”

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  1. Jeremiah 4:22 tn These words are not in the text but are supplied in the translation to show clearly the shift in speaker. Jeremiah has been speaking; now the Lord answers, giving the reason for the devastation Jeremiah foresees.
  2. Jeremiah 4:22 tn Heb “For….” This gives the explanation for the destruction envisaged in 4:20 to which Jeremiah responds in 4:19, 21.
  3. Jeremiah 4:22 tn Heb “They are senseless children.”
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Jeremiah 4:22
Lexham English Bible

22 “For my people are foolish,
    they have not known me.
They are foolish children,
    and they do not have insight.
They are skillful at doing evil,
    and they do not know how to do good.”

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