New International Reader's Version

Jeremiah 5:28-30 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

28. They have grown fat and heavy. There is no limit to the evil things they do. In court they do not state the case of children whose fathers have died. They do not stand up for poor people.

29. Shouldn't I punish them for that?" announces the Lord. "Shouldn't I pay back the nation that does those things?

30. "Something horrible and shocking has happened in the land.