Jeremiah 5:20-25

New International Version

²⁰“Announce this to the descendants of Jacob
    and proclaim^(A) it in Judah:
²¹Hear this, you foolish and senseless people,^(B)
    who have eyes^(C) but do not see,
    who have ears but do not hear:^(D)
²²Should 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.
²³But these people have stubborn and rebellious^(I) hearts;
    they have turned aside^(J) and gone away.
²⁴They 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)
²⁵Your wrongdoings have kept these away;
    your sins have deprived you of good.^(N)

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Jeremiah 5:20-25

New American Standard Bible

²⁰“Declare this in the house of Jacob
And proclaim it in Judah, saying,
²¹‘Now hear this, you foolish and ^[a]senseless people,
Who have ^(A)eyes but do not see,
Who have ears but do not hear.
²²Do you not ^(B)fear Me?’ declares the Lord.
‘Do you not tremble in My presence?
For I have ^(C)placed the sand as a boundary for the sea,
An eternal limit, and it will not cross over it.
Though the waves toss, they cannot prevail;
Though they roar, they will not cross over it.
²³But this people has a ^(D)stubborn and rebellious heart;
They have turned aside and departed.
²⁴They do not say in their heart,
“Let us now fear the Lord our God,
Who ^(E)gives rain in its season,
Both ^(F)the autumn rain and the spring rain,
Who keeps for us
The ^(G)appointed weeks of the harvest.”
²⁵Your ^(H)wrongdoings have turned these away,
And your sins have kept good away from you.