Jeremiah 5:20-22

New International Reader's Version

²⁰ “Here is what I want you to announce
    to the people of Jacob.
Tell it in Judah.
    Tell them I say,
²¹ ‘Listen to this, you foolish people,
    who do not have any sense.
You have eyes, but you do not see.
    You have ears, but you do not hear.
²² Shouldn’t you have respect for me?’
    announces the Lord.
    ‘Shouldn’t you tremble with fear in front of me?
I made the sand to hold the ocean back.
    It will do that forever.
    The ocean can’t go past it.
The waves might roll, but they can’t sweep over it.
    They might roar, but they can’t go across it.