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Jeremiah 2:5
New Catholic Bible
Jeremiah 2:5
New Catholic Bible
5 Thus says the Lord:
What fault did your ancestors find in me
that causes them to stray so far from my side,
pursuing worthless idols[a]
and thereby becoming worthless themselves?
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 2:5 Worthless idols: they are incapable of saving their worshipers.
Jeremiah 2:5
English Standard Version
Jeremiah 2:5
English Standard Version
5 Thus says the Lord:
(A)“What wrong did your fathers find in me
that they went far from me,
(B)and went after (C)worthlessness, and became worthless?
English Standard Version (ESV) 
The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. ESV Text Edition: 2025.