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Jeremiah 5:20-31

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20 Declare this to the people of Jacob, announce it in Judah:

21 Listen, you foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but don't see and ears but don't hear.

22 Shouldn't you fear me, declares the LORD, and tremble before me, the one who set the shoreline for the sea, an ancient boundary that it can't pass? Though its waves may rise and roar, they can't pass the limits I have set.

23 And yet the people have stubborn and rebellious hearts; they turn and go their own way.

24 They don't say in their hearts, Let's fear the LORD our God, who provides rain in autumn and spring and who assures us of a harvest in its season.

25 Your wrongdoing has turned these blessings away. Your sin has robbed you of good.

26 Criminals are found among my people; they set traps to catch people, like hunters lying in wait.

27 Like a cage full of birds, so their houses are full of loot. No wonder they are rich and powerful

28 and have grown fat and sleek! To be sure, their evil deeds exceed all limits, and yet they prosper. They are indifferent to the plight of the orphan, reluctant to defend the rights of the poor.

29 Shouldn't I punish such acts? declares the LORD. Shouldn't I repay that nation for its deeds?

30 An awful, a terrible thing has happened in the land:

31 The prophets prophesy falsely, the priests rule at their sides, and my people love it this way! But what will you do when the end comes?

New International Version NIV

20 “Announce this to the descendants of Jacob and proclaim it in Judah:

21 Hear this, you foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear:

22 Should you not fear me?” declares the LORD. “Should you not tremble in my presence? I made the sand a boundary for the sea, an everlasting barrier it cannot cross. The waves may roll, but they cannot prevail; they may roar, but they cannot cross it.

23 But these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts; they have turned aside and gone away.

24 They do not say to themselves, ‘Let us fear the LORD our God, who gives autumn and spring rains in season, who assures us of the regular weeks of harvest.’

25 Your wrongdoings have kept these away; your sins have deprived you of good.

26 “Among my people are the wicked who lie in wait like men who snare birds and like those who set traps to catch people.

27 Like cages full of birds, their houses are full of deceit; they have become rich and powerful

28 and have grown fat and sleek. Their evil deeds have no limit; they do not seek justice. They do not promote the case of the fatherless; they do not defend the just cause of the poor.

29 Should I not punish them for this?” declares the LORD. “Should I not avenge myself on such a nation as this?

30 “A horrible and shocking thing has happened in the land:

31 The prophets prophesy lies, the priests rule by their own authority, and my people love it this way. But what will you do in the end?