Jeremiah 2:26-28

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²⁶ “A thief is ·ashamed [humiliated] when someone ·catches [discovers] him.
    In the same way, the ·family [^Lhouse] of Israel is ·ashamed [humiliated]—
they, their kings, their ·officers [princes],
    their priests, and their prophets.
²⁷ They say to ·things of wood [^La tree], ‘You are my father,’
    and to a stone, ‘You gave birth to me [^Cidols were made out of wood and stone].’
Those people have turned their backs to me,
    not their faces.
But when they get into trouble, they say,
    ‘·Come [^LRise up] and ·save [rescue] us!’
²⁸ Where are the gods you made for yourselves [^Cidols]?
    Let them ·come [^Lrise up] and ·save [rescue] you
    when you are in trouble [Deut. 32:37–38; Is. 43:8–13; 44:6–23]!
People of Judah, you have as many gods [^Cidols]
    as you have towns!