Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withheld good things from you.
Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of those who dwell therein.
But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.
The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought.
O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for your name’s sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against you.
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.
Your way and your doings have brought about these things for you; this is your wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reaches unto your heart.
Why does a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
The punishment of your iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Zion; he will no more take you away into captivity: he will visit your iniquity, O daughter of Edom; he will reveal your sins.