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Jeremiah 5:7

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7l“How can I pardon you?

Your children have forsaken me

mand have sworn by those who are no gods.

nWhen I fed them to the full,

othey committed adultery

pand trooped to the houses of whores.

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Cross references

  1. l[ver. 1]
  2. mDeut. 32:21; Josh. 23:7; 2 Chr. 13:9; Gal. 4:8
  3. nDeut. 32:15
  4. och. 9:2; 23:10
  5. pMic. 5:1

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Why should I forgive you?

Your children have forsaken me

and sworn by gods that are not gods.

I supplied all their needs,

yet they committed adultery

and thronged to the houses of prostitutes.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Why should I forgive you?

Your children have abandoned me

and sworn by those who are not gods.

I satisfied their needs, yet they committed adultery;

they gashed themselves at the prostitute’s house.

NLTNew Living Translation

“How can I pardon you?

For even your children have turned from me.

They have sworn by gods that are not gods at all!

I fed my people until they were full.

But they thanked me by committing adultery

and lining up at the brothels.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“How can I forgive you?

Your children have forsaken me,

and they have sworn by those who are not gods.

But I fed them to the full,

and they committed adultery,

and flocked to the house of a prostitute.

KJV 1900King James Version

How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots’ houses.