Jeremiah 2:26-28

Revised Standard Version

²⁶ “As a thief is shamed when caught,
    so the house of Israel shall be shamed:
they, their kings, their princes,
    their priests, and their prophets,
²⁷ who say to a tree, ‘You are my father,’
    and to a stone, ‘You gave me birth.’
For they have turned their back to me,
    and not their face.
But in the time of their trouble they say,
    ‘Arise and save us!’
²⁸ But where are your gods
    that you made for yourself?
Let them arise, if they can save you,
    in your time of trouble;
for as many as your cities
    are your gods, O Judah.