Jeremiah 2:5-7

International Children’s Bible

“I was fair to your ancestors.
    Why did they turn away from me?
Your ancestors worshiped useless idols.
    And they became useless themselves.
⁶ Your ancestors didn’t say,
    ‘The Lord brought us out of Egypt.
He led us through the desert.
    He led us through a dry and rocky land.
He led us through a dark and dangerous land.
    He led us where no one travels or lives.
But where is he now?’
⁷ I brought you into a fertile land.
    I did this so you could eat its fruit and produce.
But you came and made my land unclean.
    You made it a hated place.