Jeremiah 2:29-31

New American Standard Bible 1995

²⁹ “Why do you contend with Me?
You have ^(A)all transgressed against Me,” declares the Lord.
³⁰ “^(B)In vain I have struck your sons;
They accepted no chastening.
Your ^(C)sword has devoured your prophets
Like a destroying lion.
³¹ “O generation, heed the word of the Lord.
Have I been a wilderness to Israel,
Or a ^(D)land of thick darkness?
Why do My people say, ‘^(E)We are free to roam;
We will no longer come to You’?