Jeremiah 5:18-25
New King James Version
18 “Nevertheless in those days,” says the Lord, “I (A)will not [a]make a complete end of you. 19 And it will be when you say, (B)‘Why does the Lord our God do all these things to us?’ then you shall answer them, ‘Just as you have (C)forsaken Me and served foreign gods in your land, so (D)you shall serve aliens in a land that is not yours.’
20 “Declare this in the house of Jacob
And proclaim it in Judah, saying,
21 ‘Hear this now, O (E)foolish people,
Without [b]understanding,
Who have eyes and see not,
And who have ears and hear not:
22 (F)Do you not fear Me?’ says the Lord.
‘Will you not tremble at My presence,
Who have placed the sand as the (G)bound of the sea,
By a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass beyond it?
And though its waves toss to and fro,
Yet they cannot prevail;
Though they roar, yet they cannot pass over it.
23 But this people has a defiant and rebellious heart;
They have revolted and departed.
24 They do not say in their heart,
“Let us now fear the Lord our God,
(H)Who gives rain, both the (I)former and the latter, in its season.
(J)He reserves for us the appointed weeks of the harvest.”
25 (K)Your iniquities have turned these things away,
And your sins have withheld good from you.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 5:18 completely destroy
- Jeremiah 5:21 Lit. heart
Jeremiah 5:18-25
New International Version
18 “Yet even in those days,” declares the Lord, “I will not destroy(A) you completely. 19 And when the people ask,(B) ‘Why has the Lord our God done all this to us?’ you will tell them, ‘As you have forsaken me and served foreign gods(C) in your own land, so now you will serve foreigners(D) in a land not your own.’
20 “Announce this to the descendants of Jacob
and proclaim(E) it in Judah:
21 Hear this, you foolish and senseless people,(F)
who have eyes(G) but do not see,
who have ears but do not hear:(H)
22 Should you not fear(I) me?” declares the Lord.
“Should you not tremble(J) in my presence?
I made the sand a boundary for the sea,(K)
an everlasting barrier it cannot cross.
The waves may roll, but they cannot prevail;
they may roar,(L) but they cannot cross it.
23 But these people have stubborn and rebellious(M) hearts;
they have turned aside(N) and gone away.
24 They do not say to themselves,
‘Let us fear(O) the Lord our God,
who gives autumn and spring rains(P) in season,
who assures us of the regular weeks of harvest.’(Q)
25 Your wrongdoings have kept these away;
your sins have deprived you of good.(R)
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