Jeremiah 5:7-9

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⁷ The Lord said, “·Tell me why I should [^LHow can I…?] forgive you.
    Your children have ·left [abandoned; forsaken] me
    and have ·made promises [^Lsworn] to those who are not gods at all [^Cidols].
I ·gave your children everything they needed [^Lsatisfied/sated them],
    but they still ·were like an unfaithful wife to me [committed adultery].
    They ·spent much time in [frequented; trooped to] houses of prostitutes.
⁸ They are like well-fed horses filled with ·sexual desire [lust];
    each one ·wants [^Lneighs after] another man’s wife [3:6–10].
⁹ Shouldn’t I punish them [^Cthe people of Judah] for doing these things?” says the Lord.
    “Shouldn’t I ·give a nation such as this the punishment [^Lget revenge on a nation as] it deserves?