Jeremiah 5:21-23

New International Reader's Version

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.
²³ But you people have stubborn hearts.
    You refuse to obey me.
You have turned away from me.
    You have gone astray.