Jeremiah 5:30

30 A terrible and shocking thing has happened in the land:

Jeremiah 5:30 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 5:30

A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land.
] What may justly raise admiration in some, and horror in others, or both in all: it is so amazing that it can hardly be conceived of, and so shameful and filthy as not to be expressed; what it is follows:

Jeremiah 5:30 In-Context

28 why they are fat and well fed. There is no limit to their evil deeds. They do not give orphans their rights or show justice to the oppressed.
29 "But I, the Lord, will punish them for these things; I will take revenge on this nation.
30 A terrible and shocking thing has happened in the land:
31 prophets speak nothing but lies; priests rule as the prophets command, and my people offer no objections. But what will they do when it all comes to an end?"
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.