Jeremiah 2:23-25

New Catholic Bible

²³ How can you say, “I am not defiled;
    I have not gone after the Baals”?
Recall your conduct in the valley;
    realize what you have done:
you have been like a restless she-camel
²⁴     sniffing the wind in her lust;
    who can restrain her ardor?
No males should exhaust themselves seeking her;
    in her month they will find her.
²⁵ You should stop before you wear out your shoes
    and your throat becomes parched.
But you said, “It is hopeless.
    I love these strangers,
    and I must go after them.”