Jeremiah 11:9-17

New International Version

⁹Then the Lord said to me, “There is a conspiracy^(A) among the people of Judah and those who live in Jerusalem. ¹⁰They have returned to the sins of their ancestors,^(B) who refused to listen to my words.^(C) They have followed other gods^(D) to serve them.^(E) Both Israel and Judah have broken the covenant^(F) I made with their ancestors. ¹¹Therefore this is what the Lord says: ‘I will bring on them a disaster^(G) they cannot escape.^(H) Although they cry^(I) out to me, I will not listen^(J) to them. ¹²The towns of Judah and the people of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods to whom they burn incense,^(K) but they will not help them at all when disaster^(L) strikes. ¹³You, Judah, have as many gods^(M) as you have towns;^(N) and the altars you have set up to burn incense^(O) to that shameful^(P) god Baal are as many as the streets of Jerusalem.’

¹⁴“Do not pray^(Q) for this people or offer any plea or petition for them, because I will not listen^(R) when they call to me in the time of their distress.

¹⁵“What is my beloved doing in my temple
    as she, with many others, works out her evil schemes?
    Can consecrated meat^(S) avert your punishment?^(T)
When you engage in your wickedness,
    then you rejoice.^[a]”

¹⁶The Lord called you a thriving olive tree^(U)
    with fruit beautiful in form.
But with the roar of a mighty storm
    he will set it on fire,^(V)
    and its branches will be broken.^(W)

¹⁷The Lord Almighty, who planted^(X) you, has decreed disaster^(Y) for you, because the people of both Israel and Judah have done evil and aroused^(Z) my anger by burning incense to Baal.^(AA)