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

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Shouldn’t you fear me?

20 Declare this to the people of Jacob,
    announce it in Judah:
21 Listen, you foolish and senseless people,
    who have eyes but don’t see
        and ears but don’t hear.
22 Shouldn’t you fear me,
        declares the Lord,
    and tremble before me,
        the one who set the shoreline for the sea,
        an ancient boundary that it can’t pass?
Though its waves may rise and roar,
    they can’t pass the limits I have set.
23 And yet the people have stubborn and rebellious hearts;
    they turn and go their own way.
24 They don’t say in their hearts,
    Let’s fear the Lord our God,
        who provides rain in autumn and spring
        and who assures us of a harvest in its season.
25 Your wrongdoing has turned these blessings[a] away.
    Your sin has robbed you of good.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 5:25 Heb lacks blessings.