Jeremiah 2:8-26

8The 1priestsH3548 did not sayH559, ‘WhereH346 is the LordH3068?’ And those who handleH8610 the LawH8451 2did not knowH3045 Me; The 3rulersH7462 also revoltedH6586 against Me, And the 4prophetsH5030 prophesiedH5012 by BaalH1168 And walkedH1980 afterH310 5things that were of noH3808 benefitH3276.

9“ThereforeH3651 I will stillH5750 6contendH7378 with you,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “And I will contendH7378 with your sons’H1121 sonsH1121.10For 7crossH5674 to the coastlandsH339 of 8KittimH3794 and seeH7200, And sendH7971 to 9KedarH6938 and observeH995 closelyH3966, And seeH7200 ifH2005 there has beenH1961 anything like thisH2088!11Has a nationH1471 changedH4171 godsH430, When 10they were not godsH430? But My peopleH5971 have 11exchangedH4171 their gloryH3519 For that which is of noH3808 benefitH3276.12BeH8074 appalledH8074 at thisH2088, 12you heavensH8064, And shudderH8175, be veryH3966 desolateH2717,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.13“For My peopleH5971 have committedH6213 twoH8147 evilsH7451: They have abandonedH5800 Me, The 13fountainH4726 of livingH2416 watersH4325, To carveH2672 outH2672 for themselves 14cisternsH877, BrokenH7665 cisternsH877 That doH3808 not holdH3557 waterH4325.

14“Is IsraelH3478 15a slaveH5650? OrH518 is he a servantH3211 bornH3211 in the homeH1004? WhyH4069 has he becomeH1961 plunderH957?15The youngH3715 16lionsH3715 have roaredH7580 at him, They have 17roaredH5414H6963 loudlyH5414H6963. And they have 18madeH7896 his landH776 a wasteH8047; His citiesH5892 have been destroyedH5327, withoutH1097 inhabitantH3427.16AlsoH1571 the 19menH1121 of 20MemphisH5297 and TahpanhesH8471 Have 21shavedH7462 22your headH6936.17Have you not 23doneH6213 thisH2088 to yourself By your abandoningH5800 the LordH3068 your GodH430 WhenH6256 He 24ledH1980 you in the wayH1870?18But nowH6258 whatH4100 are you doing 25on the roadH1870 to EgyptH4714, Except to drinkH8354 the watersH4325 of the 2627NileH7883? Or whatH4100 are you doing on the roadH1870 to AssyriaH804, Except to drinkH8354 the watersH4325 of the Euphrates RiverH5104?1928Your own wickednessH7463 will correctH3256 you, And your 29apostasiesH4878 will punishH3198 you; KnowH3045 therefore and seeH7200 that it is evilH7451 and 30bitterH4751 For you to abandonH5800 the LordH3068 your GodH430, And 31the fearH6345 of Me is not in you,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 32GodH3068 of armiesH6635.

20“For longH5769 agoH5769 3334I brokeH7665 your yokeH5923 And toreH5423 offH5423 your restraintsH4147; But you saidH559, ‘I will not serveH5647!’ For on everyH3605 35highH1364 hillH1389 And underH8478 everyH3605 leafyH7488 treeH6086 You have lainH6808 downH6808 as a prostituteH2181.21Yet I 36plantedH5193 you as a choiceH8321 vineH8321, A completelyH3605 faithfulH571 seedH2233. HowH349 then have you turnedH2015 yourself before Me Into the 37degenerateH5493 shoots of a foreignH5237 vineH1612?22AlthoughH3588H518 you 38washH3526 yourself with lyeH5427 And 39useH7235 muchH7235 soapH1287, The 40stainH3799 of your guiltH5771 is beforeH6440 Me,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 41GodH3068.23“42HowH349 can you sayH559, ‘I am not defiledH2930, I have not goneH1980 afterH310 the 43BaalsH1168’? LookH7200 at your wayH1870 in the 44valleyH1516! KnowH3045 whatH4100 you have doneH6213! You are a swiftH7031 youngH1072 camelH1072 45runningH8308 aboutH8308 senselesslyH8308 on her waysH1870,24A 46wildH6501 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, ‘47It is 48hopelessH2976! NoH3808! For I have 49lovedH157 strangersH2114, And I will walkH1980 afterH310 them.’

26“Like the shameH1322 of a 50thiefH1590 whenH3588 he is discoveredH4672, SoH3651 the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 is shamedH954; They, their kingsH4428, their leadersH8269, Their priestsH3548, and their prophetsH5030,