Jeremiah 5:7 meaning and explanation

“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.

Jeremiah 5:7, Berean Standard Bible

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In this verse God speaks through Jeremiah to Jerusalem and Judah, answering the question raised in verse 1 about whether the city can be spared. The charge is concrete: the people's children have abandoned the LORD and sworn oaths by gods that are not gods, and those who received every good thing from His hand turned to ritual prostitution at the shrines.

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