King James Version (KJV)
Jeremiah 4:22
“For my people [is] foolish, they have not known me; they [are] sottish children, and they have none understanding: they [are] wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.”
Verse in context — Jeremiah 4
20
Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, [and] my curtains in a moment.
21
How long shall I see the standard, [and] hear the sound of the trumpet?
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For my people [is] foolish, they have not known me; they [are] sottish children, and they have none understanding: they [are] wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
23
I beheld the earth, and, lo, [it was] without form, and void; and the heavens, and they [had] no light.
24
I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.
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