Jeremiah 3:23-25

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²³ It was foolish to worship idols on the hills.
    All the loud parties on the mountains were wrong.
Surely the salvation of Israel
    comes from the Lord our God.
²⁴ That terrible false god Baal has eaten everything our fathers owned.
    This has happened since we were children.
That terrible false god took our fathers’ sheep and cattle
    and their sons and daughters.
²⁵ Let us lie down in our shame.
    Let our shame cover us like a blanket.
We have sinned against the Lord our God.
    We and our fathers have sinned.
We have not obeyed the Lord our God
    from the time we were children.’”