Jeremiah 2:9-19

9“ThereforeH3651 I will yetH5750 1contendH7378 with you,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “And with your sons’H1121 sonsH1121 I will contendH7378.10For 2crossH5674 to the coastlandsH339 of 3KittimH3794 and seeH7200, And sendH7971 to 4KedarH6938 and observeH995 closelyH3966 And seeH7200 ifH2005 there has beenH1961 such a thing as thisH2088!11Has a nationH1471 changedH4171 godsH430 When 5they were not godsH430? But My peopleH5971 have 6changedH4171 their gloryH3519 For that which does not profitH3276.12Be appalledH8074, 7O heavensH8064, at thisH2088, And shudderH8175, be veryH3966 desolateH2717,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.13“For My peopleH5971 have committedH6213 twoH8147 evilsH7451: They have forsakenH5800 Me, The 8fountainH4726 of livingH2416 watersH4325, To hewH2672 for themselves 9cisternsH877, BrokenH7665 cisternsH877 That canH3201 holdH3557 noH3808 waterH4325.

14“Is IsraelH3478 10a slaveH5650? OrH518 is he a homebornH3211H1004 servant? WhyH4069 has he becomeH1961 a preyH957?15The youngH3715 11lionsH3715 have roaredH7580 at him, They have 12roaredH5414H6963 loudlyH5414H6963. And they have 13madeH7896 his landH776 a wasteH8047; His citiesH5892 have been destroyedH5327, withoutH1097 inhabitantH3427.16AlsoH1571 the 14menH1121 of 15MemphisH5297 and TahpanhesH8471 Have 16shavedH7462 the 17crownH6936 of your headH6936.17Have you not 18doneH6213 thisH2088 to yourself By your forsakingH5800 the LordH3068 your GodH430 WhenH6256 He 19ledH1980 you in the wayH1870?18But nowH6258 whatH4100 are you doing 20on the roadH1870 to EgyptH4714, To drinkH8354 the watersH4325 of the 2122NileH7883? Or whatH4100 are you doing on the roadH1870 to AssyriaH804, To drinkH8354 the watersH4325 of the 23EuphratesH5104?1924Your own wickednessH7463 will correctH3256 you, And your 25apostasiesH4878 will reproveH3198 you; KnowH3045 therefore and seeH7200 that it is evilH7451 and 26bitterH4751 For you to forsakeH5800 the LordH3068 your GodH430, And 27the dreadH6345 of Me is not in you,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 28GodH3068 of hostsH6635.