New International Version (NIV)
5Why then have these people turned away?
Why does Jerusalem always turn away?
They cling to deceit;
they refuse to return.
Jeremiah 8:5
Jeremiah 8:5 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
5“Why has this people, Jerusalem,
Turned away in continual apostasy?
They hold on to deceit,
They refuse to return.
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
5Why then has this people, Jerusalem,
Turned away in continual apostasy?
They hold fast to deceit,
They refuse to return.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
5“Why then has this people of Jerusalem
Turned away with a perpetual turning away [from Me]?
They hold tightly to 8:5 Idolatry is deceitful because in their idolatry men and women worship that which is false and worthless. It deludes the worshipers and causes them to believe a lie.deceit (idolatry);
They refuse to repent and return [to God].
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
5Why then have these people turned away?
Why does Jerusalem always turn away?
They cling to deceit;
they refuse to return.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
5Then why have the people of Jerusalem turned away from me?
Why do they always turn away?
They keep on telling lies.
They refuse to come back to me.