Jeremiah 2:26-37 - Israel Deserves To Be Punished
26 "As a thief is disgraced when he's caught, so the house of Israel is disgraced 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 birth to me.' They have turned their back to me, but not their faces. In the time of their trouble, they'll say, "Rise up! Deliver us!'" 28 "But where are your gods that you made for yourselves? Let them rise up, if they can deliver you in the time of your trouble. You have as many gods as you have towns, Judah.
29 Why do you contend with me? You have rebelled against me," declares the LORD. 30 "I've punished your children with no results, they have accepted no discipline. Your sword has devoured your prophets like a destroying lion." 31 "You, generation, pay attention to this message from the LORD! Am I the desert to Israel, or a land of gloom? Why do my people say, "We're free to roam? We won't come to you anymore.' 32 Will a young woman forget her wedding ornaments, or a bride her attire? But my people have forgotten me days without number. 33 How well you perfect your techniques for seeking love. Therefore you can teach even the most immoral women your techniques. 34 On your skirts is found the lifeblood of the innocent poor, even though you didn't catch them breaking in. Yet despite all these things, 35 you say, "I'm innocent. Surely his anger has turned away from me.'" "I'm about to bring charges against you because you say, "I haven't sinned.' 36 Why do you go about changing your mind so much? You will also be disappointed by Egypt, just as you were disappointed by Assyria. 37 You will also go out from this place with your hands over your heads. For the LORD has rejected those in whom you trust, and you won't prosper through them."