From the ends of the earth we have heard songs: “Glory to the righteous!” But I say, “I waste away, I waste away! Oy to me! Traitors betray! With treachery traitors betray!”
Jeremiah 5:11 - Tree of Life Version For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have been utterly unfaithful to Me.” It is a declaration of Adonai. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the LORD. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very faithlessly and treacherously against Me, says the Lord. American Standard Version (1901) For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith Jehovah. Common English Bible The people of Israel and Judah have been utterly faithless to me, declares the LORD. Catholic Public Domain Version For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have greatly transgressed against me, says the Lord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For the house of Israel and the house of Juda have greatly transgressed against me, saith the Lord. |
From the ends of the earth we have heard songs: “Glory to the righteous!” But I say, “I waste away, I waste away! Oy to me! Traitors betray! With treachery traitors betray!”
You have not heard; you never knew; even from long ago your ear has not been open. For I knew that you are treacherous, and from birth were called a rebel.
Righteous are You, Adonai, when I plead my case with You. Yet I speak with You about justice. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the treacherous thrive?
Yet as a woman betrays her lover, so have you betrayed Me, O house of Israel.” It is a declaration of Adonai.
Go up into her vines and ravage them, but do not completely destroy them. Strip away her branches for they are not Adonai’s.
They bend their tongue like a bow. Lies, not faithfulness, prevail in the land. “For they go from evil to evil and do not know Me,” says Adonai.
They have betrayed Adonai, for they have begotten foreign children. Now the New Moon will devour them, with their portions.
But like Adam, they transgressed a covenant. There they dealt treacherously with Me.