Jeremiah 8:4-6

Easy-to-Read Version

“‘You know if a man falls down,
    he gets up again.
And if a man goes the wrong way,
    he turns around and comes back.
⁵ The people of Judah went the wrong way.
    But why do the people of Jerusalem continue going the wrong way?
They believe their own lies.
    They refuse to turn around and come back.
⁶ I have listened to them very carefully,
    but they don’t say what is right.
They are not sorry for their sins.
    They don’t think about the evil they have done.
They do things without thinking.
    They are like horses running into a battle.