Jeremiah 8:4-22

4“You shall sayH559 to them, ‘ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068, “Do men 1fallH5307 and not getH6965 up again? Does one turnH7725 awayH7725 and not 2repentH7725?5WhyH4069 then has thisH2088 peopleH5971, JerusalemH3389, 3TurnedH7725 awayH7725 in continualH5329 apostasyH4878? They 4holdH2388 fastH2388 to deceitH8649, They 5refuseH3985 to returnH7725.6I 6have listenedH7181 and heardH8085, They have spokenH1696 whatH3653 is not rightH3653; 7NoH369 manH376 repentedH5162 of his wickednessH7463, SayingH559, ‘WhatH4100 have I doneH6213?’ EveryoneH3605 turnedH7725 to his courseH4794, Like a 8horseH5483 chargingH7857 into the battleH4421.7EvenH1571 the storkH2624 in the skyH8064 9KnowsH3045 her seasonsH4150; And the 10turtledoveH8449 and the swiftH5483 and the thrushH5693 ObserveH8104 the timeH6256 of their 11migrationH935; But 12My peopleH5971 do not knowH3045 The ordinanceH4941 of the LordH3068.

8“13HowH351 can you sayH559, ‘We are wiseH2450, And the lawH8451 of the LordH3068 is with us’? But beholdH2009, the lyingH8267 penH5842 of the scribesH5613 Has madeH6213 it into a lieH8267.9The wiseH2450 menH2450 are 14putH954 to shameH954, They are dismayedH2865 and caughtH3920; BeholdH2009, they have 15rejectedH3988 the wordH1697 of the LordH3068, And whatH4100 kind of wisdomH2451 do they have?10ThereforeH3651 I will 16giveH5414 their wivesH802 to othersH312, Their fieldsH7704 to 17newH3423 ownersH3423; BecauseH3588 from the leastH6996 even to the greatestH1419 EveryoneH3605 is 18greedyH1214 for gainH1215; From the prophetH5030 even to the priestH3548 EveryoneH3605 practicesH6213 deceitH8267.11They 19healH7495 the brokennessH7667 of the daughterH1323 of My peopleH5971 superficiallyH7043, SayingH559, ‘PeaceH7965, peaceH7965,’ But thereH369 is noH369 peaceH7965.12Were they 20ashamedH954 becauseH3588 of the abominationH8441 they had doneH6213? They certainlyH1571 were not ashamedH954, And they did not knowH3045 how to blushH3637; ThereforeH3651 they shall 21fallH5307 among those who fallH5307; At the 22timeH6256 of their punishmentH6486 they shall be broughtH3782 downH3782,” SaysH559 the LordH3068.

13“I will 23surelyH5486 snatchH5486 them awayH5486,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068; “ThereH369 will be 24noH369 grapesH6025 on the vineH1612 And 25noH369 figsH8384 on the figH8384 treeH8384, And the leafH5929 will witherH5034; And what I have givenH5414 them will passH5674 awayH5674.”’”14WhyH5921H4100 are we sittingH3427 stillH3427? 26AssembleH622 yourselves, and let us 27goH935 into the fortifiedH4013 citiesH5892 And let us perishH1826 thereH8033, BecauseH3588 the LordH3068 our GodH430 has doomedH1826 us And givenH8248 us 28poisonedH7219 waterH4325 to drinkH8248, For 29we have sinnedH2398 against the LordH3068.15We 30waitedH6960 for peaceH7965, but noH369 goodH2896 came; For a timeH6256 of healingH4832, but beholdH2009, terrorH1205!16From 31DanH1835 is heardH8085 the snortingH5170 of his horsesH5483; At the soundH6963 of the neighingH4684 of his 32stallionsH47 The wholeH3605 landH776 quakesH7493; For they comeH935 and 33devourH398 the landH776 and its fullnessH4393, The cityH5892 and its inhabitantsH3427.17“For beholdH2009, I am 34sendingH7971 serpentsH5175 against you, AddersH6848, for whichH834 thereH369 is 35noH369 charmH3908, And they will biteH5391 you,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.

1836My 37sorrowH3015 is beyond healingH4010, My 38heartH3820 is faintH1742 within me!19BeholdH2009, listenH6963! The cryH7775 of the daughterH1323 of my peopleH5971 from a 39distantH4801 landH776: “Is the LordH3068 not in ZionH6726? Is her KingH4428 not within her?” “WhyH4069 have they 40provokedH3707 Me with their gravenH6456 imagesH6456, with foreignH5236 4142idolsH1892?”20“HarvestH7105 is pastH5674, summerH7019 is endedH3615, And we are not savedH3467.”21For the 43brokennessH7667 of the daughterH1323 of my peopleH5971 I am brokenH7665; I 44mournH6937, dismayH8047 has takenH2388 holdH2388 of me.22Is thereH369 noH369 45balmH6875 in GileadH1568? Is thereH369 noH369 physicianH7495 thereH8033? 46WhyH4069 thenH3588 has not the 47healthH724 of the daughterH1323 of my peopleH5971 48been restoredH5927?