Jeremiah 5:7-9
Lexham English Bible
7 “How[a] can I forgive you?
Your children have forsaken me,
and they have sworn by those who are not gods.
But I fed them to the full,
and they committed adultery,
and flocked to the house of a prostitute.
8 They were well-fed lusty horses,
they neighed each to the wife of his neighbor.
9 Because of these things shall I not punish?” declares[b] Yahweh,
“and on a nation who is like this, shall I not take revenge?
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 5:7 Literally “Why to this”
- Jeremiah 5:9 Literally “a declaration of”
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?
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