Jeremiah 2:12-27

12BeH8074 appalledH8074 at thisH2088, 1you heavensH8064, And shudderH8175, be veryH3966 desolateH2717,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.13“For My peopleH5971 have committedH6213 twoH8147 evilsH7451: They have abandonedH5800 Me, The 2fountainH4726 of livingH2416 watersH4325, To carveH2672 outH2672 for themselves 3cisternsH877, BrokenH7665 cisternsH877 That doH3808 not holdH3557 waterH4325.

14“Is IsraelH3478 4a slaveH5650? OrH518 is he a servantH3211 bornH3211 in the homeH1004? WhyH4069 has he becomeH1961 plunderH957?15The youngH3715 5lionsH3715 have roaredH7580 at him, They have 6roaredH5414H6963 loudlyH5414H6963. And they have 7madeH7896 his landH776 a wasteH8047; His citiesH5892 have been destroyedH5327, withoutH1097 inhabitantH3427.16AlsoH1571 the 8menH1121 of 9MemphisH5297 and TahpanhesH8471 Have 10shavedH7462 11your headH6936.17Have you not 12doneH6213 thisH2088 to yourself By your abandoningH5800 the LordH3068 your GodH430 WhenH6256 He 13ledH1980 you in the wayH1870?18But nowH6258 whatH4100 are you doing 14on the roadH1870 to EgyptH4714, Except to drinkH8354 the watersH4325 of the 1516NileH7883? Or whatH4100 are you doing on the roadH1870 to AssyriaH804, Except to drinkH8354 the watersH4325 of the Euphrates RiverH5104?1917Your own wickednessH7463 will correctH3256 you, And your 18apostasiesH4878 will punishH3198 you; KnowH3045 therefore and seeH7200 that it is evilH7451 and 19bitterH4751 For you to abandonH5800 the LordH3068 your GodH430, And 20the fearH6345 of Me is not in you,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 21GodH3068 of armiesH6635.

20“For longH5769 agoH5769 2223I brokeH7665 your yokeH5923 And toreH5423 offH5423 your restraintsH4147; But you saidH559, ‘I will not serveH5647!’ For on everyH3605 24highH1364 hillH1389 And underH8478 everyH3605 leafyH7488 treeH6086 You have lainH6808 downH6808 as a prostituteH2181.21Yet I 25plantedH5193 you as a choiceH8321 vineH8321, A completelyH3605 faithfulH571 seedH2233. HowH349 then have you turnedH2015 yourself before Me Into the 26degenerateH5493 shoots of a foreignH5237 vineH1612?22AlthoughH3588H518 you 27washH3526 yourself with lyeH5427 And 28useH7235 muchH7235 soapH1287, The 29stainH3799 of your guiltH5771 is beforeH6440 Me,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 30GodH3068.23“31HowH349 can you sayH559, ‘I am not defiledH2930, I have not goneH1980 afterH310 the 32BaalsH1168’? LookH7200 at your wayH1870 in the 33valleyH1516! KnowH3045 whatH4100 you have doneH6213! You are a swiftH7031 youngH1072 camelH1072 34runningH8308 aboutH8308 senselesslyH8308 on her waysH1870,24A 35wildH6501 donkeyH6501 accustomedH3928 to the wildernessH4057, That sniffsH7602 the windH7307 in her passionH185H5315. WhoH4310 can turnH7725 her awayH7725 in her matingH8385 seasonH8385? NoneH3605H3808 who seekH1245 her will growH3286 wearyH3286; In her monthH2320 they will findH4672 her.25KeepH4513 your feetH7272 fromH4513H4480 being bareH3182, And your throatH1627 from thirstH6773; But you saidH559, ‘36It is 37hopelessH2976! NoH3808! For I have 38lovedH157 strangersH2114, And I will walkH1980 afterH310 them.’

26“Like the shameH1322 of a 39thiefH1590 whenH3588 he is discoveredH4672, SoH3651 the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 is shamedH954; They, their kingsH4428, their leadersH8269, Their priestsH3548, and their prophetsH5030,27Who sayH559 to a treeH6086, ‘You are my fatherH1,’ And to a stoneH68, ‘You gaveH3205 me birthH3205.’ For they have turnedH6437 their 40backsH6203 to Me, And not their facesH6440; But in the 41timeH6256 of their 42troubleH7463 they will sayH559, ‘AriseH6965 and saveH3467 us!’