Jeremiah 5:7-9

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

⁷ How can I be merciful to thee? Thy children have forsaken me, and swear by them that are not gods: I fed them to the full, and they committed adultery, and rioted in the harlot's house.

⁸ They are become as amorous horses and stallions, every one neighed after his neighbour's wife.

⁹ Shall I not visit for these things, sayeth the Lord? and shall not my soul take revenge on such a nation?