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Jeremiah 8:5

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5Wherefore hath this people of Jerusalem Turned back—a perpetual backsliding? They have kept hold on deceit, They have refused to turn back.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Why then has this people turned away

in perpetual backsliding?

They hold fast to deceit;

they refuse to return.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Why then have these people turned away?

Why does Jerusalem always turn away?

They cling to deceit;

they refuse to return.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Why have these people turned away?

Why is Jerusalem always turning away?

They take hold of deceit;

they refuse to return.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then why do these people stay on their self-destructive path?

Why do the people of Jerusalem refuse to turn back?

They cling tightly to their lies

and will not turn around.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Why has this people, Jerusalem, turned away in enduring apostasy?

They have kept hold of deceit, they have refused to return.

KJV 1900King James Version

Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.