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Jeremiah 5:27-29
Contemporary English Version
Jeremiah 5:27-29
Contemporary English Version
27 You are evil, and you lie and cheat
to make yourselves rich.
You are powerful
28 and prosperous,
but you refuse to help[a] the poor
get the justice they deserve.
29 You need to be punished,
and so I will take revenge.
Footnotes
- 5.28 refuse to help: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
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