Jeremiah 2:23-25

EasyEnglish Bible

²³ ‘You say, “We have not made ourselves unclean.
    We do not worship the idols of Baal.”
But remember what you have done in the valleys.^[a]
You hurry to find another idol that you can worship.
    Like a female camel, you cannot control yourselves.
²⁴ You are like a wild female donkey that lives in the wilderness.
    She lifts her nose to smell the air.
    She wants to find a male donkey.
    Nobody can control her.
Male donkeys do not have to chase her.
    She will come to them to have sex with them.
You are like that as you chase after false gods.
²⁵ Stop running after them!
    Your feet will hurt and you will become very thirsty.
You say, “Do not try to stop us! We cannot turn back.
    We love foreign gods and we must serve them!”