Jeremiah 16:10-12

Good News Translation

¹⁰ “When you tell them all this, they will ask you why I have decided to punish them so harshly. They will ask what crime they are guilty of and what sin they have committed against the Lord their God. ¹¹ Then tell them that the Lord has said, ‘Your ancestors turned away from me and worshiped and served other gods. They abandoned me and did not obey my teachings. ¹² But you have done even worse than your ancestors. All of you are stubborn and evil, and you do not obey me.