Catholic Public Domain Version
"Has this not been done to you because you abandoned the Lord your God, in that time when he was leading you by the way? "
— Jeremiah 2:17, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, when he led thee by the way?”
“Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken Jehovah thy God, when he led thee by the way? ”
“"Haven't you procured this to yourself, in that you have forsaken Yahweh your God, when he led you by the way?”
“You have brought all this on yourself, Israel, by deserting the LORD your God when he was leading you along the right path.”
“Hath not this been done to thee, because thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God at that time, when he led thee by the way?”
“Has not this come on you because you have given up the Lord your God, who was your guide by the way?”
“Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, when he led thee by the way?”
Is Israel a servant, or one born into slavery? Then why has he become a prey?
The lions have roared over him, and they have uttered their voice. They have set his land in solitude; his cities have been burned up, and there is no one who lives in them.
Likewise, the sons of Memphis and of Tahpanhes have defiled you, even to the top of the head.
Has this not been done to you because you abandoned the Lord your God, in that time when he was leading you by the way?
And now what do you want from the way of Egypt, but to drink their turbid water? And what do you want from the way of the Assyrians, but to drink the water of their river?
Your own malice will reprove you, and your own apostasy will rebuke you! But know and perceive this: it is an evil and bitter thing for you to forsake the Lord your God, and to be without my fear within you, says the Lord, the God of hosts.
From ancient times, you have broken my yoke; you have torn apart my bonds, and you have said, ‘I will not serve.’ For on every high hill, and under every leafy tree, you have been debased, O harlot.