Jeremiah 5:20-25

Amplified Bible

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“Declare this in the house of Jacob
And proclaim it in Judah, saying:
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‘Now hear this, O foolish people without heart,
Who have eyes but do not see,
Who have ears but do not hear.^(A)
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‘Do you not fear Me?’ says the Lord.
‘Do you not tremble [in awe] in My presence?
For I have placed the sand as a boundary for the sea,
An eternal decree and a perpetual barrier beyond which it cannot pass.
Though the waves [of the sea] toss and break, yet they cannot prevail [against the sand ordained to hold them back];
Though the waves and the billows roar, yet they cannot cross over [the barrier].
[Is not such a God to be feared?]
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‘But this people has a stubborn heart and a rebellious will [that draws them away from Me];
They have turned away and have gone [into idolatry].
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‘They do not say in their heart,
“Let us now fear and worship the Lord our God [with profound awe and reverence],
Who gives rain in its season,
Both the autumn and the spring rain,
Who keeps for us
The appointed weeks of the harvest.”
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‘Your wickedness has turned these [blessings] away,
And your sins have withheld good [harvests] from you.