Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withheld good things from you.
But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.
A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
Why does a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
Therefore the showers have been withheld, and there has been no latter rain; and you had a whore's forehead, you refused to be ashamed.
The punishment of your iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Zion; he will no more carry you away into captivity: he will visit your iniquity, O daughter of Edom; he will discover your sins.
Your way and your doings have procured these things to you; this is your wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reaches to your heart.
The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth.
O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do you it for your name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against you.