Jeremiah 2:5–9

5 This is what the Lord says:

What fault did your ancestors find in mea

that they went so far from me,

followed worthless idols,b

and became worthless themselves?c

6 They stopped asking, “Where is the Lordd

who brought us from the land of Egypt,

who led us through the wilderness,e

through a land of deserts and ravines,

through a land of drought and darkness,A

a land no one traveled through

and where no one lived?”

7 I brought you to a fertile landf

to eat its fruit and bounty,

but after you entered, you defiled my land;g

you made my inheritanceh detestable.

8 The priests quit asking, “Where is the Lord?”

The experts in the law no longer knew me,i

and the rulersj rebelled against me.

The prophets prophesied byB Baalk

and followed useless idols.l

9 Therefore, I will bring a case against you again.

This is the Lord’s declaration.

I will bring a case against your children’s children.m