Jeremiah 2

1And the wordH1697 of Jehovah came to me, sayingH559, 2GoH1980, and cry in the earsH241 of JerusalemH3389, sayingH559, ThusH3541 saith Jehovah, I rememberH2142 for thee the kindness of thy youthH5271, the loveH160 of thine espousals; how thou wentest after me in the wildernessH4057, in a landH776 that was not sownH2232. 3IsraelH3478 was holinessH6944 unto Jehovah, the first-fruits of his increase: all that devourH398 him shall be held guiltyH816; evilH7451 shall comeH935 upon them, saith Jehovah.

4HearH8085 ye the wordH1697 of Jehovah, O houseH1004 of JacobH3290, and all the familiesH4940 of the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478: 5ThusH3541 saith Jehovah, What unrighteousnessH5766 have your fathersH1 foundH4672 in me, that they are gone farH7368 from me, and have walked after vanityH1892, and are become vain? 6Neither saidH559 they, WhereH346 is Jehovah that broughtH5927 us up out of the landH776 of EgyptH4714, that led us through the wildernessH4057, through a landH776 of desertsH6160 and of pitsH7745, through a landH776 of drought and of the shadow of death, through a landH776 that none passedH5674 through, and whereH346 no manH376 dweltH3427? 7And I broughtH935 you into a plentiful landH776, to eatH398 the fruitH6529 thereof and the goodnessH2898 thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiledH2930 my landH776, and madeH7760 my heritage an abominationH8441. 8The priestsH3548 saidH559 not, WhereH346 is Jehovah? and they that handle the lawH8451 knewH3045 me not: the rulers also transgressedH6586 against me, and the prophetsH5030 prophesiedH5012 by BaalH1168, and walkedH1980 after things that do not profitH3276.

9Wherefore I will yetH5750 contendH7378 with you, saith Jehovah, and with your children’s children will I contendH7378. 10For passH5674 over to the isles of KittimH3794, and seeH7200; and sendH7971 unto KedarH6938, and considerH7200 diligently; and seeH7200 if there hath beenH1961 such a thing. 11Hath a nationH1471 changed its godsH430, which yet are no godsH430? but my peopleH5971 have changed their gloryH3519 for that which doth not profitH3276. 12Be astonished, O ye heavensH8064, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye veryH3966 desolateH8074, saith Jehovah. 13For my peopleH5971 have committed twoH8147 evils: they have forsaken me, the fountainH4726 of living watersH4325, and hewed them out cisternsH877, brokenH7665 cisternsH877, that can holdH3557 no waterH4325.

14Is IsraelH3478 a servantH5650? is he a home-born slaveH5650? whyH4069 is he becomeH1961 a preyH957? 15The youngH3715 lionsH3715 have roaredH7580 upon him, and yelled; and they have madeH5414 his landH776 wasteH8047: his citiesH5892 are burnedH3341 up, without inhabitantH3427. 16The children alsoH1571 of MemphisH5297 and TahpanhesH8471 have broken the crown of thy head. 17Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken Jehovah thy GodH430, when he led thee by the wayH1870? 18And nowH6258 what hast thou to do in the wayH1870 to EgyptH4714, to drinkH8354 the watersH4325 of the ShihorH7883? or what hast thou to do in the wayH1870 to AssyriaH804, to drinkH8354 the watersH4325 of the RiverH5104? 19Thine own wickednessH7451 shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reproveH3198 thee: knowH3045 therefore and seeH7200 that it is an evilH7451 thing and a bitterH4751, that thou hast forsaken Jehovah thy GodH430, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hostsH6635.

20For of old time I have brokenH7665 thy yokeH5923, and burst thy bonds; and thou saidst, I will not serveH5647; for upon every highH1364 hillH1389 and under every green treeH6086 thou didst bow thyself, playingH2181 the harlot. 21Yet I had plantedH5193 thee a noble vineH1612, wholly a right seedH2233: howH349 then art thou turnedH2015 into the degenerate branches of a foreignH5237 vineH1612 unto me? 22For though thou washH3526 thee with lye, and take thee muchH7235 soapH1287, yet thine iniquityH5771 is marked before me, saith the LordH136 Jehovah. 23HowH4100 canst thou sayH559, I am not defiledH2930, I have not goneH1980 after the Baalim? seeH7200 thy wayH1870 in the valleyH1516, knowH3045 what thou hast done: thou art a swiftH7031 dromedary traversing her waysH1870; 24a wildH6501 ass used to the wildernessH4057, that snuffeth up the windH7307 in her desireH5315; in her occasion who can turnH7725 her awayH7725? all they that seekH1245 her will not wearyH3286 themselves; in her monthH2320 they shall findH4672 her. 25WithholdH4513 thy footH7272 from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst. But thou saidst, It is in vain; no, for I have lovedH157 strangersH2114, and after them will I go.

26As the thiefH1590 is ashamedH954 when he is foundH4672, soH3651 is the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 ashamedH954; they, their kingsH4428, their princesH8269, and their priestsH3548, and their prophetsH5030; 27who sayH559 to a stock, Thou art my fatherH1; and to a stoneH68, Thou hast broughtH3205 me forthH3205: for they have turnedH6437 their backH6437 unto me, and not their faceH6440; but in the timeH6256 of their troubleH7451 they will sayH559, AriseH6965, and saveH3467 us. 28But whereH834 are thy godsH430 that thou hast madeH6213 thee? let them ariseH6965, if they can saveH3467 thee in the timeH6256 of thy troubleH7451: for according to the numberH4557 of thy citiesH5892 are thy godsH430, O JudahH3063.

29Wherefore will ye contendH7378 with me? ye all have transgressedH6586 against me, saith Jehovah. 30In vain have I smitten your children; they receivedH3947 no correctionH4148: your own swordH2719 hath devouredH398 your prophetsH5030, like a destroyingH7843 lionH738. 31O generationH1755, seeH7200 ye the wordH1697 of Jehovah. Have I beenH1961 a wildernessH4057 unto IsraelH3478? or a landH776 of thick darkness? wherefore sayH559 my peopleH5971, We are broken loose; we will comeH935 no more unto thee? 32Can a virginH1330 forgetH7911 her ornamentsH5716, or a brideH3618 her attire? yet my peopleH5971 have forgottenH7911 me daysH3117 without numberH4557. 33HowH4100 trimmest thou thy wayH1870 to seekH1245 loveH160! thereforeH3651 even the wickedH7451 women hast thou taughtH3925 thy waysH1870. 34AlsoH1571 in thy skirtsH3671 is foundH4672 the bloodH1818 of the soulsH5315 of the innocentH5355 poor: thou didst not findH4672 them breakingH4290 in; but it is because of all these thingsH428. 35Yet thou saidst, I am innocent; surely his angerH639 is turnedH7725 awayH7725 from me. Behold, I will enterH8199 into judgmentH8199 with thee, because thou sayest, I have not sinnedH2398. 36WhyH4100 gaddest thou about so much to change thy wayH1870? thou shalt be ashamedH954 of EgyptH4714 alsoH1571, as thou wast ashamedH954 of AssyriaH804. 37From thence alsoH1571 shalt thou goH3318 forthH3318, with thy handsH3027 upon thy headH7218: for Jehovah hath rejectedH3988 those in whom thou trustest, and thou shalt not prosperH6743 with them.