Jeremiah 22:21New American Bible - revised editionI spoke to you when you were secure, but you answered, “I will not listen.” This has been your way from your youth, not to listen to my voice. See the chapter |
But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness. They did not observe my statutes, and they rejected my ordinances that bring life to those who keep them. My sabbaths, too, they desecrated grievously. Then I considered pouring out my fury on them in the wilderness to put an end to them,