Jeremiah 5:7-9

New Catholic Bible

⁷ Why should I forgive you?
    Your children have forsaken me to swear by gods
    that are not gods in any way.
When I gave them everything they needed,
    they committed adultery
    and hastened to the houses of prostitutes.
⁸ They are well-fed and lusty stallions,
    each one neighing for his neighbor’s wife.
⁹ Shall I not punish them for these things?
    asks the Lord.
Shall I not take vengeance on a nation such as this?