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Jeremiah 8:5

Repentance

3 And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of them that remain of this evil family, which remain in all the places whither I have driven them, saith the LORD of hosts.

4 Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD; Shall they fall, and not arise? shall he turn away, and not return?

Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.

6 I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle.

7 Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Why then have these people turned away? Why does Jerusalem always turn away? They cling to deceit; they refuse to return.
KJV
Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.
WEB
Why then have the people of Jerusalem fallen back by a perpetual backsliding? They cling to deceit. They refuse to return.
ASV
Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.
DARBY
Why hath this people of Jerusalem slidden back with a perpetual backsliding? They hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.
BLB
Why [is] this people of Jerusalem turned away by a perpetual backsliding? They hold firmly to deceit, they refuse to return.
ÅB
Hvorfor er folket her i Jerusalem falt fra med et evig frafall? De holder fast ved sin svik og vil ikke vende tilbake.
OTB
Hvorfor har da dette folket, Jerusalem, vendt seg bort i evig frafall? De holder fast ved svik, de nekter å vende tilbake.
B1930
Hvorfor er folket her i Jerusalem falt fra med et evig frafall? De holder fast ved sin svik og vil ikke vende tilbake.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 9:6

    Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the LORD.

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  • Zechariah 7:11

    But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.

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  • Jeremiah 5:3

    O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.

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  • Hebrews 12:25

    See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:

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  • John 5:40

    And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.

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  • Hosea 11:7

    And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him.

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  • Isaiah 30:10

    Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:

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  • 2 Thessalonians 2:9–12

    Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

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