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The Lord Warns a Stubborn People

20 “Declare this to the descendants[a] of Jacob,
    and proclaim it in Judah:
21 ‘Hear this, you foolish and stupid people:
    They have eyes, but don’t see;
        they have ears, but don’t hear.
22 ‘You don’t fear me, do you?’ declares the Lord.
    ‘You don’t tremble before me, do you?
I’m the one who put the sand as a boundary for the sea,
    a perpetual barrier that it cannot cross.[b]
Though the waves toss, they cannot prevail against it,
    though they roar, they cannot cross it.’

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 5:20 Or family
  2. Jeremiah 5:22 Or statute that it cannot transgress

20 “Announce this to the descendants of Jacob
    and proclaim(A) it in Judah:
21 Hear this, you foolish and senseless people,(B)
    who have eyes(C) but do not see,
    who have ears but do not hear:(D)
22 Should you not fear(E) me?” declares the Lord.
    “Should you not tremble(F) in my presence?
I made the sand a boundary for the sea,(G)
    an everlasting barrier it cannot cross.
The waves may roll, but they cannot prevail;
    they may roar,(H) but they cannot cross it.

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