NET Bible
"You have brought all this on yourself, Israel, by deserting the LORD your God when he was leading you along the right path."
— Jeremiah 2:17, NET Bible
“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?”
“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?”
Israel’s Reliance on Foreign Alliances(not on God)“Israel is not a slave, is he? He was not born into slavery, was he? If not, why then is he being carried off?
Like lions his enemies roar victoriously over him; they raise their voices in triumph. They have laid his land waste; his cities have been burned down and deserted.
Even the soldiers from Memphis and Tahpanhes have cracked your skulls, people of Israel.
You have brought all this on yourself, Israel, by deserting the LORD your God when he was leading you along the right path.
What good will it do you then to go down to Egypt to seek help from the Egyptians? What good will it do you to go over to Assyria to seek help from the Assyrians?
Your own wickedness will bring about your punishment. Your unfaithful acts will bring down discipline on you. Know, then, and realize how utterly harmful it was for you to reject me, the LORD your God, to show no respect for me,” says the Sovereign LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
The Lord Expresses His Exasperation at Judah’s Persistent Idolatry“Indeed, long ago you threw off my authority and refused to be subject to me. You said,‘I will not serve you.’ Instead, you gave yourself to other gods on every high hill and under every green tree, like a prostitute sprawls out before her lovers.