Jeremiah 3:23-25

The Voice

²³    The idols we worshiped on the hills,
        the rituals we performed on the mountains were based on a lie.
    You, the Eternal, our one True God,
        are the only hope of Israel’s rescue.

²⁴Everything our parents worked for—their livestock and even their families—has been devoured by the worship of the shameful god. ²⁵Let us fall on our faces in shame, covered in our humiliation. Ours is a legacy of rebellion, for we and those before us have sinned against the Eternal our God. From the time we were young to this very day, we have refused to obey His voice.

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