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Jeremiah 5:7-9
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Jeremiah 5:7-9
New International Version
7 “Why should I forgive you?
Your children have forsaken me
and sworn(A) by gods that are not gods.(B)
I supplied all their needs,
yet they committed adultery(C)
and thronged to the houses of prostitutes.(D)
8 They are well-fed, lusty stallions,
each neighing for another man’s wife.(E)
9 Should I not punish them for this?”(F)
declares the Lord.
“Should I not avenge(G) myself
on such a nation as this?
Jeremiah 5:7-9
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Jeremiah 5:7-9
Holman 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?
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 5:7 Or adultery and trooped to the, or adultery and lodged at the; Hb obscure
- Jeremiah 5:8 Lit well-equipped; Hb obscure
- Jeremiah 5:8 Lit early-rising; Hb obscure
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