Jeremiah 2:1-13

The word of the LORD came to me: Go, cry out this message for Jerusalem to hear! I remember the devotion of your youth, how you loved me as a bride, Following me in the wilderness, in a land unsown. Israel was dedicated to the LORD, the first fruits of his harvest; All who ate of it were held guilty, evil befell them—oracle of the LORD. Listen to the word of the LORD, house of Jacob! All you clans of the house of Israel, thus says the LORD: What fault did your ancestors find in me that they withdrew from me, Went after emptiness, and became empty themselves? They did not ask, “Where is the LORD who brought us up from the land of Egypt, Who led us through the wilderness, through a land of wastes and ravines, A land of drought and darkness, a land which no one crosses, where no one dwells?” I brought you into the garden land to eat its fine fruits, But you entered and defiled my land, you turned my heritage into an abomination. The priests did not ask, “Where is the LORD?” The experts in the law did not know me: the shepherds rebelled against me. The prophets prophesied by Baal, and went after useless idols. Therefore I will again accuse you—oracle of the LORD— even your children’s children I will accuse. Cross to the coast of Cyprus and see, send to Kedar and carefully inquire: Where has anything like this been done? Does any other nation change its gods?— even though they are not gods at all! But my people have changed their glory for useless things. Be horrified at this, heavens; shudder, be appalled—oracle of the LORD. Two evils my people have done: they have forsaken me, the source of living waters; They have dug themselves cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water.