Jeremiah 2:20-30

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.