Jeremiah 2:4-9

4Listen to the Lord’s word, descendants of Jacob, all the families in the nation of Israel.

5This is what the Lord says: What did your ancestors find wrong with me that they went so far away from me? They followed worthless idols and became worthless themselves.

6They didn’t ask, “Where is the Lord, who brought us from Egypt? He led us through the desert, through a wasteland and its pits, a land of drought and the shadow of death. No one lives there or travels there.”

7I brought them into a fertile land to eat its fruit and its produce. They came and made my land unclean. They made my property disgusting.

8The priests didn’t ask, “Where is the Lord?” Those who deal with my teachings didn’t know me. The rulers rebelled against me. The prophets prophesied in the name of Baal and followed statues that couldn’t help them.

9“That is why I am bringing charges against you,” declares the Lord, “and I am bringing charges against your grandchildren.