Jeremiah 5:20 - Forerunner Commentary

Jeremiah 5:20

18 “Nevertheless in those days,” says the Lord, “I ^awill not make a complete end of you.

19 And it will be when you say, ^a‘Why does the Lord our God do all these things to us?’ then you shall answer them, ‘Just as you have ^bforsaken Me and served foreign gods in your land, so ^cyou shall serve aliens in a land that is not yours.’

20 “Declare this in the house of Jacob
And proclaim it in Judah, saying,

21 ‘Hear this now, O ^afoolish people,
Without¹ understanding,
Who have eyes and see not,
And who have ears and hear not:

22 ^aDo you not fear Me?’ says the Lord.
‘Will you not tremble at My presence,
Who have placed the sand as the ^bbound of the sea,
By a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass beyond it?
And though its waves toss to and fro,
Yet they cannot prevail;
Though they roar, yet they cannot pass over it.

23 But this people has a defiant and rebellious heart;
They have revolted and departed.

24 They do not say in their heart,
“Let us now fear the Lord our God,
^aWho gives rain, both the ^bformer and the latter, in its season.
^cHe reserves for us the appointed weeks of the harvest.”

25 ^aYour iniquities have turned these things away,
And your sins have withheld good from you.

26 ‘For among My people are found wicked men;
They ^alie in wait as one who sets snares;
They set a trap;
They catch men.

27 As a cage is full of birds,
So their houses are full of deceit.
Therefore they have become great and grown rich.

28 They have grown ^afat, they are sleek;
Yes, they¹ surpass the deeds of the wicked;
They do not plead ^bthe cause,
The cause of the fatherless;
^cYet they prosper,
And the right of the needy they do not defend.

29 ^aShall I not punish them for these things?’ says the Lord.
‘Shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?’

30 “An astonishing and ^ahorrible thing
Has been committed in the land:

31 The prophets prophesy ^afalsely,
And the priests rule by their own power;
And My people ^blove to have it so.
But what will you do in the end?

Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 5:20

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American Standard Version
Declare ye this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,

Amplified® Bible
Declare this in the house of Jacob and publish it in Judah:

Contemporary English Version
Tell these things to each other, you people of Judah, you descendants of Jacob.

Darby English Version
Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,

Good News Bible
The LORD says, "Tell the descendants of Jacob, tell the people of Judah:

King James Version
Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,

New American Standard Bible
"Declare this in the house of Jacob And proclaim it in Judah, saying,

New International Version
"Announce this to the house of Jacob
and proclaim it in Judah:

New King James Version
"Declare this in the house of Jacob
And proclaim it in Judah, saying,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Declare this in the house of Jacob And proclaim it in Judah, saying,

Revised Standard Version
Declare this in the house of Jacob, proclaim it in Judah:

Young's Literal Translation
Declare ye this in the house of Jacob, And sound ye it in Judah, saying,

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