Jeremiah 2:30-34

“In vain I have struck your sons; They did not accept discipline. Your sword has devoured your prophets Like a destroying lion.

“You generation, look to the word of the Lord. Have I been a wilderness to Israel, Or a land of thick darkness? Why do My people say, ‘We are free to roam; We will no longer come to You’?

“Can a virgin forget her jewelry, Or a bride her attire? Yet My people have forgotten Me For days without number.

“How well you prepare your way To seek love! Therefore even to the wicked women You have taught your ways.

“Also on your skirts is found The lifeblood of the innocent poor; You did not find them breaking in. But in spite of all these things,