Jeremiah 2:24-26

Lexham English Bible

²⁴ A wild ass accustomed to the desert,^[a]
    in the desire of her soul.
She gasps for wind in her rutting time.
    Who can quell^[b] her lust?
All those who seek her will not grow weary,
    in her month they will find her.
²⁵ Restrain your foot from being barefoot,
    and your throat from thirst.
But you said, ‘It is hopeless.
    No! For I have loved strangers,
    and after them I will go.’^[c]
26 As the shame of a thief when he is caught in the act,
    so the house of Israel will be ashamed.
They, their kings, their officials,
    and their priests, and their prophets.