Jeremiah 2:14-19

Contemporary English Version

¹⁴ People of Israel,
you weren't born slaves;
    you were captured in war.
¹⁵ Enemies roared like lions
and destroyed your land;
    towns lie burned and empty.
¹⁶ Soldiers from the Egyptian towns
of Memphis and Tahpanhes
    have cracked your skulls.
¹⁷ It's all your own fault!
You stopped following me,
    the Lord your God,
¹⁸ and you trusted the power
    of Egypt and Assyria.^[a]
19 Your own sins will punish you,
because it was a bitter mistake
    for you to reject me
    without fear of punishment.
I, the Lord All-Powerful,
    have spoken.