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Jeremiah 5:5-7
Lexham English Bible
Jeremiah 5:5-7
Lexham English Bible
5 Let me go to the great,
and let me speak with them,
for they know the way of Yahweh,
the law[a] of their God.”
However, they together have broken the yoke,
they have torn to pieces the bonds.
6 Therefore a lion from the forest will kill them,
A wolf from the desert plains[b] will devastate them.
A leopard is watching their cities,
everyone who goes out from there will be torn,
because their transgressions are many,
their apostasies are numerous.
7 “How[c] 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.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 5:5 Or “ordinance”
- Jeremiah 5:6 Or “Arabah”
- Jeremiah 5:7 Literally “Why to this”
Jeremiah 5:5-7
New International Version
Jeremiah 5:5-7
New International Version
5 So I will go to the leaders(A)
and speak to them;
surely they know the way of the Lord,
the requirements of their God.”
But with one accord they too had broken off the yoke
and torn off the bonds.(B)
6 Therefore a lion from the forest(C) will attack them,
a wolf from the desert will ravage(D) them,
a leopard(E) will lie in wait near their towns
to tear to pieces any who venture out,
for their rebellion is great
and their backslidings many.(F)
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