Jeremiah 2:9-19

9“ThereforeH3651 I will stillH5750 1contendH7378 with you,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “And I will contendH7378 with your sons’H1121 sonsH1121.10For 2crossH5674 to the coastlandsH339 of 3KittimH3794 and seeH7200, And sendH7971 to 4KedarH6938 and observeH995 closelyH3966, And seeH7200 ifH2005 there has beenH1961 anything like thisH2088!11Has a nationH1471 changedH4171 godsH430, When 5they were not godsH430? But My peopleH5971 have 6exchangedH4171 their gloryH3519 For that which is of noH3808 benefitH3276.12BeH8074 appalledH8074 at thisH2088, 7you heavensH8064, And shudderH8175, be veryH3966 desolateH2717,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.13“For My peopleH5971 have committedH6213 twoH8147 evilsH7451: They have abandonedH5800 Me, The 8fountainH4726 of livingH2416 watersH4325, To carveH2672 outH2672 for themselves 9cisternsH877, BrokenH7665 cisternsH877 That doH3808 not holdH3557 waterH4325.

14“Is IsraelH3478 10a slaveH5650? OrH518 is he a servantH3211 bornH3211 in the homeH1004? WhyH4069 has he becomeH1961 plunderH957?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 17your headH6936.17Have you not 18doneH6213 thisH2088 to yourself By your abandoningH5800 the LordH3068 your GodH430 WhenH6256 He 19ledH1980 you in the wayH1870?18But nowH6258 whatH4100 are you doing 20on the roadH1870 to EgyptH4714, Except to drinkH8354 the watersH4325 of the 2122NileH7883? Or whatH4100 are you doing on the roadH1870 to AssyriaH804, Except to drinkH8354 the watersH4325 of the Euphrates RiverH5104?1923Your own wickednessH7463 will correctH3256 you, And your 24apostasiesH4878 will punishH3198 you; KnowH3045 therefore and seeH7200 that it is evilH7451 and 25bitterH4751 For you to abandonH5800 the LordH3068 your GodH430, And 26the fearH6345 of Me is not in you,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 27GodH3068 of armiesH6635.