Jeremiah 2:23-25

The Voice

²³ Eternal One (to His people): How can you say, “I have not been defiled”?
        How can you reply, “I have not run after the idols of Baal?”
    You know exactly what you’ve done down in the valley—
        you’re like a young camel running here and there without any direction.
²⁴     You’ve acted like a wild donkey at home in that desert,
        sniffing at the wind for any scent of the next encounter, unbridled in her lust.
    It’s not even fair to say you were seduced by these gods.
        You sought them out!
²⁵     I warn you again: stop running after these rituals
        till your feet are bare and your throat is dried out.
    You said, “I can’t help myself, for I love these strange gods I am chasing after.”