Jeremiah 5:7-9
Christian Standard Bible
7 Why should I forgive you?
Your children have abandoned me
and sworn by those who are not gods.(A)
I satisfied their needs, yet they committed adultery;(B)
they gashed themselves(C) at the[a] prostitute’s house.
8 They are well-fed,[b] eager[c] stallions,(D)
each neighing(E) after someone else’s wife.(F)
9 Should I not punish them for these things?(G)
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Should I not avenge myself(H)
on such a nation as this?
Jeremiah 5:7-9
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
7 How can I pardon you?
Your children have forsaken me
and have sworn by those who are no gods.
When I fed them to the full,
they committed adultery
and trooped to the houses of prostitutes.(A)
8 They were well-fed lusty stallions,
each neighing for his neighbor’s wife.(B)
9 Shall I not punish them for these things?
says the Lord,
and shall I not bring retribution
on a nation such as this?(C)
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