Jeremiah 8:4-6

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⁴“Moreover [Jeremiah], you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord,

“Do men fall and not rise up again?
Does one turn away [from God] and not repent and return [to Him]?
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“Why then has this people of Jerusalem
Turned away with a perpetual turning away [from Me]?
They hold tightly to ^[a]deceit (idolatry);
They refuse to repent and return [to God].
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“I have listened and heard,
But they have spoken what is not right;
No man repented of his wickedness,
Saying, ‘What have I done?’
Everyone turns to his [individual] course,
As the horse rushes like a torrent into battle.

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Footnotes

Jeremiah 8:5 Idolatry is deceitful because in their idolatry men and women worship that which is false and worthless. It deludes the worshipers and causes them to believe a lie.