Jeremiah 2:20-25 - Israel Refuses To Worship The Lord
20 "For long ago I broke your yoke and tore off your bonds, But you said, "I won't serve you!' Instead, on every high hill and under every green tree, you bend down to commit fornication.
21 I planted you myself as a choice vine, from the very best seed. How did you turn against me into a degenerate and foreign vine?
22 Though you wash yourself with lye and use much soap, the stain of your guilt is still before me," declares the Lord GOD. 23 "How can you say, "I'm not defiled. I haven't gone after the Baals.'? Look at what you've done in the valley. Know what you have done. You are a swift young camel galloping aimlessly; 24 a wild donkey accustomed to the desert, sniffing the wind in her passion. When she's in heat, who can turn her away? None of the males who pursue her need to tire themselves out, for in her month they'll find her." 25 "Don't run until your feet are bare and your throat is dry. But you say, "It's hopeless! Because I love foreign gods, I'll go after them!'"