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Jeremiah 5:23

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

But the people of Judah are stubborn. They are always planning ways to turn against me. They turned away from me and left me.

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My people have turned against me, and they are very stubborn. They say bad things about people. They are like bronze and iron that are covered with rust and tarnish.

“My people expect me to come back. They will call to God above, but he will not help them.”

I was angry with them for 40 years. I said, ‘They are not faithful to me. They refuse to do what I say.’

“A man might have a son who is stubborn and refuses to obey. This son does not obey his father or mother. They punish the son, but he still refuses to listen to them.

So, brothers and sisters, be careful that none of you has the evil thoughts that cause so much doubt that you stop following the living God.

“The priests fed on the people’s sins. They wanted more and more of their sin offerings.

“Nothing can hide its evil as well as the human mind. It can be very sick, and no one really understands it.

So I will go to the leaders of Judah. I will talk to them. Surely the leaders know the way of the Lord. Surely they know the law of their God.” But the leaders had all joined together to break away from serving God.

People of Israel, you should come back to the God you turned away from.

What good will it do to keep punishing you? You will continue to rebel. Your whole head and heart are already sick and aching.

They would not be like their ancestors, who were stubborn and refused to obey. Their hearts were not devoted to God, and they were not faithful to him.

The enemy has surrounded Jerusalem like men guarding a field. Judah, you turned against me, so the enemy is coming against you.” This message is from the Lord.

Jerusalem, your people fought against God. They hurt other people, and you have been stained with sin.

I know you are very stubborn. I know you want to live your own way. Look, you refused to obey the Lord while I was with you. So I know you will refuse to obey him after I die.




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