Jeremiah 8:4-6

New International Version - UK

‘“When people fall down, do they not get up?
    When someone turns away, do they not return?
⁵ Why then have these people turned away?
    Why does Jerusalem always turn away?
They cling to deceit;
    they refuse to return.
⁶ I have listened attentively,
    but they do not say what is right.
None of them repent of their wickedness,
    saying, ‘What have I done?’
Each pursues their own course
    like a horse charging into battle.