“They were well-fed lusty horses,
Each one neighing after his (A)neighbor’s wife.
“Shall I not punish [a]these people,” declares the Lord,
“And on a nation such as this
(B)Shall I not avenge Myself?

10 “Go up through her vine rows and destroy,
But do not execute a complete destruction;
Strip away her branches,
For they are not the Lord’s.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 5:9 Or for these things

They are well-fed, lusty stallions,
    each neighing for another man’s wife.(A)
Should I not punish them for this?”(B)
    declares the Lord.
“Should I not avenge(C) myself
    on such a nation as this?

10 “Go through her vineyards and ravage them,
    but do not destroy them completely.(D)
Strip off her branches,
    for these people do not belong to the Lord.

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