God’s People Unrepentant

14 Why are we just sitting here?
Gather together; let us enter the fortified cities
and perish there,[a]
for the Lord our God has destroyed[b] us.
He has given us poisoned water to drink,(A)
because we have sinned against the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 8:14 Or there be silenced
  2. Jeremiah 8:14 Or silenced

14 Why are we sitting here?
    Gather together!
Let us flee to the fortified cities(A)
    and perish there!
For the Lord our God has doomed us to perish
    and given us poisoned water(B) to drink,
    because we have sinned(C) against him.

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20 We acknowledge our wickedness, Lord,
the guilt of our fathers;(A)
indeed, we have sinned against You.

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20 We acknowledge(A) our wickedness, Lord,
    and the guilt of our ancestors;(B)
    we have indeed sinned(C) against you.

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11 All Israel has broken Your law and turned away,(A) refusing to obey You. The promised curse[a] written in the law of Moses,(B) the servant of God, has been poured out on us because we have sinned against Him.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 9:11 Lit The curse and the oath

11 All Israel has transgressed(A) your law(B) and turned away, refusing to obey you.

“Therefore the curses(C) and sworn judgments(D) written in the Law of Moses, the servant of God, have been poured out on us, because we have sinned(E) against you.

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