1 God spoke to Jeremiah. 2 God said to Jeremiah, Tell the city this: I remember when you loved Me. You came with Me in the wild land. ❤️️ 3 God said, My people were special to Me. I kept you safe. If people hurt you, bad came to them. ⭐️ 4 God said, All of you, listen to God’s word. 5 God said, What did I do wrong? Why did your dads run from Me? They ran to no-help things and became no-help too. ❓♂️ 6 You did not ask, Where is God? I took you from Egypt. I led you in a hot, scary land with big holes and no water. ️♂️ 7 I brought you to a good land with food. You made My land dirty. You did bad there. ️ 8 Your God’s house helpers did not ask for Me. Teachers forgot Me. Leaders did wrong. Men who speak for God spoke for a fake god, Baal. They chased no-help things. ⛪⚠️ 9 So I will talk strong with you. I will talk to your kids too. ️ 10 Look far west. Look far east. Do other people trade their gods? No. ⬅️➡️ 11 But you traded Me, the real God, for fake gods that cannot help. 12 Sky, be shocked. Be very, very sad at this. 13 You did two bad things. You left Me. I am like fresh water. You made your own jars. They are broken. They hold no water. 2️⃣❌ 14 Are My people slaves now? Why are enemies hurting you? ❓⛓️ 15 Big lions (enemies) came and roared. They broke your land. Your towns burned and fell. ️ 16 Men from Egypt hit you and took away your pride. ️ 17 You did this to you. You left Me when I led you on the good way. ♂️➡️❌ 18 Why run to Egypt for help? Why run to Assyria for help? ♂️♂️ 19 Your bad will teach you. Your bad will hurt you. Learn this: It is bad and bitter to leave God. You did not fear Me. ⚠️ 20 I set you free. But you said, I will not obey. On high hills and under green trees you did wrong with fake gods. ♀️⛰️ 21 I planted you like a good grape vine. Now you are wild and bad. ➡️ 22 You can wash and wash. But your bad mark stays. I see it. 23 You say, We did not chase fake gods. But look at what you do. You run like a fast camel. ️❌➡️ 24 You are like a wild donkey. You run to do wrong. You do not stop. ⚠️ 25 I say, Stop. Do not hurt your feet. Do not make your throat dry. But you say, No. I love other gods. I will go to them. ✋️❤️➡️ 26 A thief feels bad when caught. My people feel bad too. Kings, leaders, and God’s house helpers feel bad. ️♂️⛪ 27 They say to wood, You are my dad. They say to a rock, You made me. They turn their back to Me, not their face. But when they are in trouble, they say, God, help! ↩️ 28 I say, Where are your fake gods? Let them save you. You have many towns, and you have many fake gods. ❓️➕ 29 Why do you fight Me? You all broke My rules. ⚔️❌ 30 I tried to teach you. You would not learn. You even hurt My helpers who speak for Me. ♂️️ 31 My people now, listen. Was I a dark, mean land to you? Why do you say, We are free. We will not come back to You? ❓️️♂️ 32 Does a girl forget her rings? Does a bride forget her dress? But you forget Me day after day. ️ 33 You plan your steps to chase wrong love so well. You even teach bad ways to others. ➡️❤️❌⚠️ 34 I see blood of good poor people on your clothes. You did not catch them doing wrong. You hurt them. 35 But you say, I did no wrong. God is not mad at me. I will say you did wrong, because you say, I did not do wrong. ️❌➡️⚠️ 36 Why run here and there to change your way? Egypt will shame you, like Assyria did. ♂️↔️ 37 You will leave sad, hands on your head. I say no to the ones you trust. They will not help you. ♂️♂️❌