Jeremiah 2:3-5

New Living Translation

³ In those days Israel was holy to the Lord,
    the first of his children.^[a]
All who harmed his people were declared guilty,
    and disaster fell on them.
    I, the Lord, have spoken!”

“What did your ancestors find wrong with me
    that led them to stray so far from me?
They worshiped worthless idols,
    only to become worthless themselves.