Jeremiah 2:15-17

The Voice

¹⁵ The nations have circled him like hungry young lions,
    roaring and growling their war cries.
They have left Israel a wasteland—
    the cities destroyed and the people scattered.
¹⁶ Even your Egyptian allies, from Memphis and Tahpanhes,
    have stripped you of land and your crowning glory.
¹⁷ Is there anyone to blame but yourself?
    Weren’t you the ones who abandoned the Eternal,
Your True God, even as He led you on this journey?