Jeremiah 5:7-9
World English Bible
7 “How can I pardon you? Your children have forsaken me, and sworn by what are no gods. When I had fed them to the full, they committed adultery, and assembled themselves in troops at the prostitutes’ houses. 8 They were as fed horses roaming at large. Everyone neighed after his neighbor’s wife. 9 Shouldn’t I punish them for these things?” says Yahweh. “Shouldn’t my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
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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?
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