3 Then adeath shall be chosen rather than life by all the1 residue of those who remain of this evil family, who remain in all the places where I have driven them,” says the Lord of hosts.
The Peril of False Teaching
4 “Moreover you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord:
“Will they fall and not rise?
Will one turn away and not return?
“Will they fall and not rise?
Will one turn away and not return?
5 Why has this people aslidden back,
Jerusalem, in a perpetual backsliding?
bThey hold fast to deceit,
cThey refuse to return.
Jerusalem, in a perpetual backsliding?
bThey hold fast to deceit,
cThey refuse to return.
6 aI listened and heard,
But they do not speak aright.
bNo man repented of his wickedness,
Saying, ‘What have I done?’
Everyone turned to his own course,
As the horse rushes into the battle.
But they do not speak aright.
bNo man repented of his wickedness,
Saying, ‘What have I done?’
Everyone turned to his own course,
As the horse rushes into the battle.
7 “Even athe stork in the heavens
Knows her appointed times;
And the turtledove, the swift, and the swallow
Observe the time of their coming.
But bMy people do not know the judgment of the Lord.
Knows her appointed times;
And the turtledove, the swift, and the swallow
Observe the time of their coming.
But bMy people do not know the judgment of the Lord.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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Definitions of words in Jeremiah 8:5:
Hold {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Hold {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
In {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
People {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Refuse {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Fast {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Other definition entries containing Jeremiah 8:5:
Perpetual; Perpetually; Perpetuity {I.S.B.E.}
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