Jeremiah 8:4-6

Complete Jewish Bible

‘If a person falls, doesn’t he get up again?
If someone goes astray, doesn’t he turn back?
⁵ Why do these people keep backsliding?
Why is their backsliding so persistent?
They cling to deceit and refuse to return!
⁶ I listened attentively but they spoke nothing right.
No one repents of his wickedness,
saying, “What have I done!”
Each runs off in his own direction,
like a horse plunging headlong into battle.