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.