Jeremiah 2:17-19

Common English Bible

¹⁷ Haven’t you brought this on yourself
    by abandoning the Lord your God,
        who has directed your paths?
¹⁸ So why take the path to Egypt
    to drink water from the Nile?
Why travel the path to Assyria
    to drink water from the Euphrates?
¹⁹ Your wrongdoing will punish you.
    Your acts of unfaithfulness will find you out.
Don’t you understand how terribly bitter
    it is to abandon the Lord your God
    and not fear me?
        declares the Lord of heavenly forces.