Jeremiah 2:24-26

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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!”
²⁶ A robber is ashamed when people catch him.
    The people of Israel will become ashamed like that.
They will all be ashamed of their sins.
    Their kings, their officers, their priests and their prophets are all guilty.