But he does not know it;
Yes, gray hairs are here and there on him,
Yet he does not know it.
But bthey do not return to the Lord their God,
Nor seek Him for all this.
Futile Reliance on the Nations
I will bring them down like birds of the air;
I will chastise them
bAccording to what their congregation has heard.
Destruction to them,
Because they have transgressed against Me!
Though aI redeemed them,
Yet they have spoken lies against Me.
When they wailed upon their beds.
“They1 assemble together for grain and new bwine,
1They rebel against Me;
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American Standard Version
And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: yet they have not returned unto Jehovah their God, nor sought him, for all this.
Amplified® Bible
And the pride of Israel testifies against him {and} to his face. But they do not return to the Lord their God, nor seek {nor} inquire of {nor} require Him in spite of all this.
Contemporary English Version
I am the LORD, their God, but in all of their troubles their pride keeps them from returning to me.
Darby English Version
And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face; and they do not return to Jehovah their God, nor seek him for all this.
Good News Bible
The arrogance of the people of Israel cries out against them. In spite of everything that has happened, they have not returned to me, the LORD their God.
King James Version
And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face: and they do not return to the LORD their God, nor seek him for all this.
New American Standard Bible
Though the pride of Israel testifies against him, Yet they have not returned to the LORD their God, Nor have they sought Him, for all this.
New International Version
Israel's arrogance testifies against him,
but despite all this
he does not return to the LORD his God
or search for him.
New King James Version
And the pride of Israel testifies to his face,
But they do not return to the LORD their God,
Nor seek Him for all this.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Though the pride of Israel testifies against him, Yet they have not returned to the LORD their God, Nor have they sought Him, for all this.
Revised Standard Version
The pride of Israel witnesses against him; yet they do not return to the LORD their God, nor seek him, for all this.
Young's Literal Translation
And humbled hath been the excellency of Israel to his face, And they have not turned back unto Jehovah their God, Nor have they sought Him for all this.
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