The Book Of The Prophet Jeremiah Chapter 2
1 Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
2 Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying,
Thus saith the LORD; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals,
when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.
3 Israel was holiness unto the LORD, and the
firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them,
saith the LORD.
4 Hear ye the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob,
and all the families of the house of Israel: 5
Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far
from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?
6 Neither said they, Where is the LORD that
brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land
of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through
a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt?
7 And I brought you into a plentiful country,
to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my
land, and made mine heritage an abomination.
8 The priests said not, Where is the LORD? and
they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and
the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.
9 Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith
the LORD, and with your children's children will I plead.
10 For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see;
and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing.
11 Hath a nation changed their gods, which are
yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.
12 Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and
be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the LORD.
13 For my people have committed two evils; they
have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns,
that can hold no water.
14 Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave?
why is he spoiled?
15 The young lions roared upon him, and yelled,
and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.
16 Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have
broken the crown of thy head.
17 Hast thou not procured this unto thyself,
in that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, when he led thee by the way?
18 And now what hast thou to do in the way of
Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor? or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to
drink the waters of the river?
19 Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and
thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing
and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear is not in thee,
saith the Lord GOD of hosts.
20 For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and
burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and
under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot.
21 Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly
a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto
me?
22 For though thou wash thee with nitre, and
take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord GOD.
23 How canst thou say, I am not polluted, I have
not gone after Baalim?
see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art a swift dromedary traversing
her ways; 24
A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure; in her occasion
who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month
they shall find her.
25 Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy
throat from thirst: but thou saidst, There is no hope: no; for I have loved strangers,
and after them will I go.
26 As the thief is ashamed when he is found,
so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and
their prophets, 27
Saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for
they have turned their back unto me, and not their face: but in the time of their trouble
they will say, Arise, and save us.
28 But where are thy gods that thou hast made
thee?
let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for according to the
number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah.
29 Wherefore will ye plead with me?
ye all have transgressed against me, saith the LORD.
30 In vain have I smitten your children; they
received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying
lion.
31 O generation, see ye the word of the LORD.
Have I been a wilderness unto Israel?
a land of darkness?
wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee?
32 Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride
her attire?
yet my people have forgotten me days without number.
33 Why trimmest thou thy way to seek love?
therefore hast thou also taught the wicked ones thy ways.
34 Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the
souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these.
35 Yet thou sayest, Because I am innocent, surely
his anger shall turn from me.
Behold, I will plead with thee, because thou sayest, I have not sinned.
36 Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy
way?
thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria.
37 Yea, thou shalt go forth from him, and thine
hands upon thine head: for the LORD hath rejected thy confidences, and thou shalt not prosper
in them.
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