Jeremiah 2:9-19

9“Therefore I will still 1contend with you,” declares the Lord, “And I will contend with your sons’ sons.10For 2cross to the coastlands of 3Kittim and see, And send to 4Kedar and observe closely, And see if there has been anything like this!11Has a nation changed gods, When 5they were not gods? But My people have 6exchanged their glory For that which is of no benefit.12Be appalled at this, 7you heavens, And shudder, be very desolate,” declares the Lord.13“For My people have committed two evils: They have abandoned Me, The 8fountain of living waters, To carve out for themselves 9cisterns, Broken cisterns That do not hold water.

14“Is Israel 10a slave? Or is he a servant born in the home? Why has he become plunder?15The young 11lions have roared at him, They have 12roared loudly. And they have 13made his land a waste; His cities have been destroyed, without inhabitant.16Also the 14men of 15Memphis and Tahpanhes Have 16shaved 17your head.17Have you not 18done this to yourself By your abandoning the Lord your God When He 19led you in the way?18But now what are you doing 20on the road to Egypt, Except to drink the waters of the 2122Nile? Or what are you doing on the road to Assyria, Except to drink the waters of the Euphrates River?1923Your own wickedness will correct you, And your 24apostasies will punish you; Know therefore and see that it is evil and 25bitter For you to abandon the Lord your God, And 26the fear of Me is not in you,” declares the Lord 27God of armies.