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Thus says the LORD : "
What wrong did your fathers find in me that they went far from me ,
and went after worthlessness ,
and became worthless ?
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They did not say , `
Where is the LORD who brought us up from the land of Egypt ,
who led us in the wilderness ,
in a land of deserts and pits ,
in a land of drought and deep darkness ,
in a land that none passes through ,
where no man dwells ?'
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And I brought you into a plentiful land to enjoy its fruits and its good things .
But when you came in you defiled my land ,
and made my heritage an abomination .
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The priests did not say , `
Where is the LORD ?'
Those who handle the law did not know me ;
the rulers transgressed against me ;
the prophets prophesied by Ba '
al ,
and went after things that do not profit .
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Therefore I still contend with you ,
says the LORD ,
and with your children '
s children I will contend .
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For cross to the coasts of Cyprus and see ,
or send to Kedar and examine with care ;
see if there has been such a thing .
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Has a nation changed its gods ,
even though they are no gods ?
But my people have changed their glory for that which does not profit .
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Be appalled ,
O heavens ,
at this ,
be shocked ,
be utterly desolate ,
says the LORD ,
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for my people have committed two evils :
they have forsaken me ,
the fountain of living waters ,
and hewed out cisterns for themselves ,
broken cisterns ,
that can hold no water .