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Jeremiah 5:28-30
Contemporary English Version
Jeremiah 5:28-30
Contemporary English Version
28 and prosperous,
but you refuse to help[a] the poor
get the justice they deserve.
29 You need to be punished,
and so I will take revenge.
30 Look at the terrible things
going on in this country.
I am shocked!
Footnotes
- 5.28 refuse to help: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
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