5 They are corrupt and not his children;

to their shame they are a warped and crooked generation.

5 They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children:

They are a perverse and crooked generation.

5 “But they have acted corruptly toward him;

when they act so perversely,

are they really his children?

They are a deceitful and twisted generation.

5 “They have corrupted themselves;

They are not His children,

Because of their blemish:

A perverse and crooked generation.

5 They have done evil against him.

To their shame they are no longer his children;

they are an evil and lying people.

5 They have dealt corruptly with him, they are not his children, it is their blemish;

They are a perverse and crooked generation.

5 They have dealt corruptly with him; Not his children’s is their spot: —A crooked and perverted generation!

5 He recognizes that his people are corrupt. 

To their shame they are no longer his children. 

They are devious and scheming. 

5 His people have acted corruptly toward Him;

this is their defect —they are not His children

but a devious and crooked generation.

5 yet his degenerate children have dealt falsely with him,

a perverse and crooked generation.

5 They have behaved corruptly toward him;

they are not his children; this is their flaw,

a generation crooked and perverse.

5 Israel, you have sinned against him very much.

It’s too bad for you that you aren’t his children anymore.

You have become a twisted and evil nation.

5 “They have acted corruptly toward Him,

They are not His children, because of their defect;

But are a perverse and crooked generation.