Verse 5
Jeremiah 5:5
GOD'S WORD Translation
5
I will go to the great men, and will speak to them; for they know the way of Yahweh, and the law of their God (Elohim).” But these with one accord have broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.
Original Language Text
hebrew
אֵֽלֲכָה לִּ֤/י אֶל הַ/גְּדֹלִים֙ וַ/אֲדַבְּרָ֣ה אוֹתָ֔/ם כִּ֣י הֵ֗מָּה יָדְעוּ֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ יְהוָ֔ה מִשְׁפַּ֖ט אֱלֹהֵי/הֶ֑ם אַ֣ךְ הֵ֤מָּה יַחְדָּו֙ שָׁ֣בְרוּ עֹ֔ל נִתְּק֖וּ מוֹסֵרֽוֹת
English Translation
I will go to the great ones and speak to them, for they know the way of the LORD, the judgment of their God; yet they together have broken the yoke, they have torn off the bonds.
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