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Jeremiah 2:31

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31“O my people, listen to the words of the Lord!

Have I been like a desert to Israel?

Have I been to them a land of darkness?

Why then do my people say, ‘At last we are free from God!

We don’t need him anymore!’

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And you, O generation, behold the word of the Lord.

Have I been a wilderness to Israel,

or a land of thick darkness?

Why then do my people say, ‘We are free,

we will come no more to you’?

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“You of this generation, consider the word of the Lord:

“Have I been a desert to Israel

or a land of great darkness?

Why do my people say, ‘We are free to roam;

we will come to you no more’?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Evil generation,

pay attention to the word of the Lord!

Have I been a wilderness to Israel

or a land of dense darkness?

Why do my people claim,

“We will go where we want;

we will no longer come to you”?

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

O generation, you see the word of Yahweh.

Have I been a desert to Israel? Or a land of great darkness?

Why do my people say, ‘We roam about freely,

we will not come again to you’?

KJV 1900King James Version

O generation, see ye the word of the Lord. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee?