24_JER_02_01 moreover the word of the LORD came to me , saying ,
24_JER_02_02 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 .
24_JER_02_03 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 .
24_JER_02_04 hear ye the word of the LORD , O house of Jacob , And all the families of the house of Israel :
24_JER_02_05 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 ?
24_JER_02_06 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 ?
24_JER_02_07 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 .
24_JER_02_08 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 .
24_JER_02_09 Wherefore I will yet plead with you , saith the LORD , And with your children's children will I plead .
24_JER_02_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 .
24_JER_02_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 .
24_JER_02_12 be astonished , O ye heavens , at this , And be horribly afraid , be ye very desolate , saith the LORD .
24_JER_02_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 .
24_JER_02_14 [ Is ] Israel A servant ? [ Is ] he A homeborn [ slave ] ? why Is he spoiled ?
24_JER_02_15 the young lions roared upon him , [ And ] yelled , And they made his land waste : his cities are burned without inhabitant .
24_JER_02_16 also the children of Noph And Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head .
24_JER_02_17 hast thou not procured this unto thyself , in that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God , when he led thee by the way ?
24_JER_02_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 ?
24_JER_02_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 .
24_JER_02_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 .
24_JER_02_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 ?
24_JER_02_22 for though thou Wash thee with nitre , And take thee much soap , [ yet ] thine iniquity Is marked before me , saith the LORD God .
24_JER_02_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_JER_02_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 .
24_JER_02_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 .
24_JER_02_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 ,
24_JER_02_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 .
24_JER_02_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 .
24_JER_02_29 Wherefore will ye plead with me ? ye all have transgressed against me , saith the LORD .
24_JER_02_30 in vain have I smitten your children ; they received no correction : your own sword hath devoured your prophets , like A destroying lion .
24_JER_02_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 ?
24_JER_02_32 can A maid forget her ornaments , [ or ] A bride her attire ? yet my people have forgotten me days without number .
24_JER_02_33 why trimmest thou thy way to seek love ? therefore hast thou also taught the wicked ones thy ways .
24_JER_02_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 .
24_JER_02_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 .
24_JER_02_36 why gaddest thou about So much to change thy way ? thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt , as thou wast ashamed of Assyria .
24_JER_02_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 .