Jeremiah 5:2-4

Good News Translation

² Even though you claim to worship the Lord,
    you do not mean what you say.
³ Surely the Lord looks for faithfulness.
He struck you, but you paid no attention;
    he crushed you, but you refused to learn.
You were stubborn and would not turn from your sins.
⁴ Then I thought, “These are only the poor and ignorant.
They behave foolishly;
    they don't know what their God requires,
    what the Lord wants them to do.