Jeremiah 2:4-13

English Standard Version

^(A)“What wrong did your fathers find in me
    that they went far from me,
^(B)and went after ^(C)worthlessness, and became worthless?
⁶ They did not say, ^(D)‘Where is the Lord
    who brought us up from the land of Egypt,
who led us ^(E)in the wilderness,
    in a land of deserts and pits,
in a land of drought and deep darkness,
    in a land that none passes through,
    where no man dwells?’
^7 (F)And I brought you into a plentiful land
    to enjoy its fruits and its good things.
But when you came in, ^(G)you defiled my land
    and made my heritage an abomination.
⁸ The priests did not say, ‘Where is the Lord?’
    ^(H)Those who handle the law did not know me;
^(I)the shepherds^[a] transgressed against me;
    ^(J)the prophets prophesied by Baal
    and went after ^(K)things that do not profit.

⁹ “Therefore ^(L)I still contend with you,
declares the Lord,
    and ^(M)with your children's children I will contend.
¹⁰ For cross to the coasts of ^(N)Cyprus and see,
    or send to ^(O)Kedar and examine with care;
    see if there has been such a thing.
^11 (P)Has a nation changed its gods,
    ^(Q)even though they are no gods?
But my people ^(R)have changed their glory
    for ^(S)that which does not profit.
¹² Be appalled, ^(T)O heavens, at this;
    be shocked, be utterly desolate,
declares the Lord,
¹³ for my people have committed two evils:
^(U)they have forsaken ^(V)me,
    the fountain of ^(W)living waters,
and hewed out cisterns for themselves,
    broken cisterns that can hold no water.