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"Announce this to the house of Jacob and proclaim it in Judah:

"Announce this to the descendants of Jacob and proclaim it in Judah:

Hear this, you foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear:

Hear this, you foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear:

Should you not fear me?" declares the LORD. "Should you not tremble in my presence? I made the sand a boundary for the sea, an everlasting barrier it cannot cross. The waves may roll, but they cannot prevail; they may roar, but they cannot cross it.

Should you not fear me?" declares the Lord. "Should you not tremble in my presence? I made the sand a boundary for the sea, an everlasting barrier it cannot cross. The waves may roll, but they cannot prevail; they may roar, but they cannot cross it.

But these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts; they have turned aside and gone away.

But these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts; they have turned aside and gone away.

They do not say to themselves, 'Let us fear the LORD our God, who gives autumn and spring rains in season, who assures us of the regular weeks of harvest.'

They do not say to themselves, ‘Let us fear the Lord our God, who gives autumn and spring rains in season, who assures us of the regular weeks of harvest.'

Your wrongdoings have kept these away; your sins have deprived you of good.

Your wrongdoings have kept these away; your sins have deprived you of good.