The Peril of False Teaching
“Will they fall and not rise?
Will one turn away and not return?
Jerusalem, in a perpetual backsliding?
bThey hold fast to deceit,
cThey refuse to return.
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.
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.
aAnd the law of the Lord is with us’?
Look, the false pen of the scribe certainly works falsehood.
They are dismayed and taken.
Behold, they have rejected the word of the Lord;
So bwhat wisdom do they have?
And their fields to those who will inherit them;
Because from the least even to the greatest
Everyone is given to bcovetousness;
From the prophet even to the priest
Everyone deals falsely.
Saying, b‘Peace, peace!’
When there is no peace.
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American Standard Version
Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.
Amplified® Bible
Why then is this people of Jerusalem turned away with a perpetual turning away [from Me]? They hold fast to deceit (idolatry); they refuse to repent {and} return [to God].
Contemporary English Version
So why do you refuse to come back to me? Why do you hold so tightly to your false gods?
Darby English Version
Why hath this people of Jerusalem slidden back with a perpetual backsliding? They hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.
Good News Bible
Why then, my people, do you turn away from me without ever turning back? You cling to your idols and refuse to return to me.
King James Version
Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.
New American Standard Bible
"Why then has this people, Jerusalem, Turned away in continual apostasy? They hold fast to deceit, They refuse to return.
New International Version
Why then have these people turned away?
Why does Jerusalem always turn away?
They cling to deceit;
they refuse to return.
New King James Version
Why has this people slidden back,
Jerusalem, in a perpetual backsliding?
They hold fast to deceit,
They refuse to return.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Why then has this people, Jerusalem, Turned away in continual apostasy? They hold fast to deceit, They refuse to return.
Revised Standard Version
Why then has this people turned away in perpetual backsliding? They hold fast to deceit, they refuse to return.
Young's Literal Translation
Wherefore hath this people of Jerusalem Turned back -- a perpetual backsliding? They have kept hold on deceit, They have refused to turn back.
New English Translation
Why, then, do these people of Jerusalem1 continually turn away from me in apostasy? They hold fast to their deception.2 They refuse to turn back to me.3
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