Jeremiah 44:3-5

New International Reader's Version

³ That’s because of the evil things their people did. They made me very angry. They burned incense to other gods. And they worshiped them. They and you and your people of long ago never knew those gods. ⁴ Again and again I sent my servants the prophets. They said, ‘Don’t worship other gods! The Lord hates it!’ ⁵ But the people didn’t listen. They didn’t pay any attention. They didn’t turn from their sinful ways. They didn’t stop burning incense to other gods.