They did not say, (A)‘Where is the Lord
    who brought us up from the land of Egypt,
who led us (B)in the wilderness,
    in a land of deserts and pits,
in a land of drought and deep darkness,
    in a land that none passes through,
    where no man dwells?’
(C)And I brought you into a plentiful land
    to enjoy its fruits and its good things.
But when you came in, (D)you defiled my land
    and made my heritage an abomination.
The priests did not say, ‘Where is the Lord?’
    (E)Those who handle the law did not know me;
(F)the shepherds[a] transgressed against me;
    (G)the prophets prophesied by Baal
    and went after (H)things that do not profit.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 2:8 Or rulers

They did not ask, ‘Where is the Lord,
    who brought us up out of Egypt(A)
and led us through the barren wilderness,
    through a land of deserts(B) and ravines,(C)
a land of drought and utter darkness,
    a land where no one travels(D) and no one lives?’
I brought you into a fertile land
    to eat its fruit and rich produce.(E)
But you came and defiled my land
    and made my inheritance detestable.(F)
The priests did not ask,
    ‘Where is the Lord?’
Those who deal with the law did not know me;(G)
    the leaders(H) rebelled against me.
The prophets prophesied by Baal,(I)
    following worthless idols.(J)

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