Jeremiah 2:25-27

Good News Translation

²⁵Israel, don't wear your feet out,
    or let your throat become dry
    from chasing after other gods.
But you say, ‘No! I can't turn back.
    I have loved foreign gods
    and will go after them.’”

Israel Deserves to Be Punished

²⁶The Lord says, “Just as a thief is disgraced when caught, so all you people of Israel will be disgraced—your kings and officials, your priests and prophets. ²⁷You will all be disgraced—you that say that a tree is your father and that a rock is your mother. This will happen because you turned away from me instead of turning to me. But when you are in trouble, you ask me to come and save you.

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