“You shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord,

“Do men (A)fall and not get up again?
Does one turn away and not [a]repent?
“Why then has this people, Jerusalem,
(B)Turned away in continual apostasy?
They (C)hold fast to deceit,
They (D)refuse to return.
“I (E)have listened and heard,
They have spoken what is not right;
(F)No man repented of his wickedness,
Saying, ‘What have I done?’
Everyone turned to his course,
Like a (G)horse charging into the battle.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 8:4 Lit turn back

Sin and Punishment

“Say to them, ‘This is what the Lord says:

“‘When people fall down, do they not get up?(A)
    When someone turns away,(B) do they not return?
Why then have these people turned away?
    Why does Jerusalem always turn away?
They cling to deceit;(C)
    they refuse to return.(D)
I have listened(E) attentively,
    but they do not say what is right.
None of them repent(F) of their wickedness,
    saying, “What have I done?”
Each pursues their own course(G)
    like a horse charging into battle.

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