Jeremiah 2:25-27

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²⁵Judah, stop chasing after idols!
    Stop wanting those other gods.
But you say, ‘It is no use! I cannot stop!
    I love those other gods.
    I can’t stop chasing them.’

²⁶“A thief is ashamed
    when people catch him stealing.
The people of Israel should be ashamed too
    and so should their kings and leaders, priests and prophets.
²⁷They say to pieces of wood,
    ‘You are my father.’
They say to a rock,
    ‘You gave birth to me.’
All these people will be ashamed.
    They don’t look to me for help.
    They have turned their backs to me.
But when the people of Judah get into trouble, they say to me,
    ‘Come and save us!’