Jeremiah 5:6-8

Complete Jewish Bible

⁶This is why a forest lion kills them,
why a desert wolf can plunder them,
why a leopard guards their cities —
all who leave are torn to pieces —
because their crimes are many,
their backslidings keep increasing.

⁷“Why should I forgive you?
Your people have abandoned me
and sworn by non-gods.
When I fed them to the full,
they committed adultery,
thronging to the brothels.
⁸They have become like well-fed horses,
lusty stallions, each one neighing
after his neighbor’s wife.

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