Jeremiah 5:7-9
English Standard Version
7 (A)“How can I pardon you?
Your children have forsaken me
(B)and have sworn by those who are no gods.
(C)When I fed them to the full,
(D)they committed adultery
(E)and trooped to the houses of whores.
8 They were well-fed, lusty stallions,
(F)each neighing (G)for his neighbor's wife.
9 (H)Shall I not punish them for these things?
declares the Lord;
and shall I not avenge myself
on a nation such as this?
Jeremiah 5:7-9
Revised Standard Version
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 harlots.
8 They were well-fed lusty stallions,
each neighing for his neighbor’s wife.
9 Shall I not punish them for these things?
says the Lord;
and shall I not avenge myself
on a nation such as this?
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