Jeremiah 2:23-25

New International Reader's Version

²³ “You say, ‘I am “clean.”
    I haven’t followed the gods that are named Baal.’
How can you say that?
    Remember how you acted in the valley.
Consider what you have done.
    You are like a female camel running quickly here and there.
²⁴ You are like a wild donkey that lives in the desert.
    She smells the wind when she longs for a mate.
    Who can hold her back?
The males that run after her do not need to wear themselves out.
    At mating time they will easily find her.
²⁵ Do not run after other gods
    until your sandals are worn out and your throat is dry.
But you said, ‘It’s no use!
    I love those gods.
    I must go after them.’