Jeremiah 2:27-29

Expanded Bible

²⁷ They say to ·things of wood [^La tree], ‘You are my father,’
    and to a stone, ‘You gave birth to me [^Cidols were made out of wood and stone].’
Those people have turned their backs to me,
    not their faces.
But when they get into trouble, they say,
    ‘·Come [^LRise up] and ·save [rescue] us!’
²⁸ Where are the gods you made for yourselves [^Cidols]?
    Let them ·come [^Lrise up] and ·save [rescue] you
    when you are in trouble [Deut. 32:37–38; Is. 43:8–13; 44:6–23]!
People of Judah, you have as many gods [^Cidols]
    as you have towns!