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Jeremiah 5:4

World English Bible

4 Then I said, “Surely these are poor. They are foolish; for they don’t know Yahweh’s way, nor the law of their God.

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American Standard Version

Then I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish; for they know not the way of Jehovah, nor the law of their God:

Christian Standard Bible

Then I thought: They are just the poor; they have been foolish. For they don’t understand the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.

English Standard Version

Then I said, “These are only the poor; they have no sense; for they do not know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.

King James Version

Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.

New American Standard Bible

Then I said, “They are only the poor, They are foolish; For they do not know the way of the LORD Or the judgment of their God.

New International Version

I thought, “These are only the poor; they are foolish, for they do not know the way of the LORD, the requirements of their God.

New King James Version

Therefore I said, “Surely these are poor. They are foolish; For they do not know the way of the LORD, The judgment of their God.

New Living Translation

Then I said, “But what can we expect from the poor? They are ignorant. They don’t know the ways of the LORD. They don’t understand God’s laws.