Jeremiah 5:8

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Jeremiah 5:8

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

They are well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing after his neighbor’s wife.

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KJV

King James Version

They were [as] fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour’s wife.

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WEB

World English Bible

They were as fed horses roaming at large. Everyone neighed after his neighbor’s wife.

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ASV

American Standard Version

they were as fed horses roaming at large; every one neighed after his neighbor’s wife.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Jeremiah 5

⁶ Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them down, a wolf from the desert will ravage them. A leopard will lie in wait near their cities, and everyone who ventures out will be torn to pieces. For their rebellious acts are many, and their unfaithful deeds are numerous.

⁷ “Why should I forgive you? Your children have forsaken Me and sworn by gods that are not gods. I satisfied their needs, yet they committed adultery and assembled at the houses of prostitutes.

⁸ They are well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing after his neighbor’s wife.

⁹ Should I not punish them for these things?” declares the LORD. “Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?

¹⁰ Go up through her vineyards and ravage them, but do not finish them off. Strip off her branches, for they do not belong to the LORD.

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