Jeremiah 8:5
ESV
Why then has this people turned away in perpetual backsliding? They hold fast to deceit; they refuse to return.
NIV
Why then have these people turned away? Why does Jerusalem always turn away? They cling to deceit; they refuse to return.
NASB
Why has this people, Jerusalem, Turned away in continual apostasy? They hold on to deceit, They refuse to return.
CSB
Why have these people turned away? Why is Jerusalem always turning away? They take hold of deceit; they refuse to return.
NLT
Then why do these people stay on their self-destructive path? Why do the people of Jerusalem refuse to turn back? They cling tightly to their lies and will not turn around.
KJV
Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.
NKJV
Why has this people slidden back, Jerusalem, in a perpetual backsliding? They hold fast to deceit, They refuse to return.