Jeremiah 2:28–37

²⁸But ^gwhere are thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, ^hif they can save thee in the time of thy ^†ftrouble: ⁱfor according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah. ^29kWherefore will ye plead with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith the Lord. ³⁰In vain ^lhave I smitten your children; they received no correction: ^myour own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.

³¹ⁿO generation, see ye the word of the Lord. ^oHave I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, ^†pWe are lords; we will come no more unto thee? ³²Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her ^qattire? yet ^rmy people have forgotten me days without number. ³³Why ^rrtrimmest thou thy way to seek love? ^stherefore hast thou also taught the wicked ones thy ways. ³⁴Also in thy skirts is found ^tthe blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by ^†secret search, but upon all these. ³⁵Yet thou sayest, Because I am innocent, surely his anger shall turn from me. Behold, ^uI will plead with thee, ^vbecause thou sayest, I have not sinned. ^36wWhy gaddest thou about so much to ^xchange thy way? ^ythou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, ^was thou wast ashamed of Assyria. ³⁷Yea, thou shalt go forth from him, and ^zthine hands upon thine head: for the Lord hath rejected thy confidences, and thou shalt not prosper in them.