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Yisrael’s ancestors turned away

Yir 2:4–8

2:4 Yisrael’s ancestors turned away

4 Listen to Yahweh’s message you descendants of Ya’akov (Jacob),

≈ and all you clans that are part of Yisrael (Israel).

5 Yahweh asks: what injustices did you ancestors find in me,

that caused them to become distant from me.

They chased after vanity and became vain.

6 They didn’t try to find out where Yahweh was—

the one brought led them out of Mitsrayim (Egypt)

then led them through the wilderness with its pits and desert areas.

It was a region of deep darkness without water—

an area that no one passes through, let alone lives in.

7 Then I took you to the Karmel region

to eat its fruit and other good things.

However you came and defiled my land

≈ and made the inheritance that I gave you into something detestable.

8 The priests didn’t ask where Yahweh was,

≈ and the handlers of the law didn’t know me.

The shepherds rebelled against me,

and the prophets prophesied by Ba’al

and they went after things that wouldn’t profit them.

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4 Hear the _message _of YHWH Oh _house _of Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) and_all the _clans _of the _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

5 Thus YHWH he _says what ancestors _of_your(pl) did _they _find in_me injustice that/for/because/then/when they _became _distant from_with_me and_they _walked after (the)_vanity and_they _became _vain.

6 And_not they _said where is_YHWH who_brought_up us from_the _land _of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) who_led us in_wilderness in_land wilderness _plain and_pit[s] in_land dryness and_deep _darkness in_land which_not he _has _passed in_it anyone and_not anyone he _has _dwelt there.

7 And_I _brought you(pl) into the _land _of the _orchard to_eat fruit _of_its and_its _good _of_thing[s] and_you(pl)_came and_you(pl)_made _unclean DOM land _of_my and_inheritance _of_my you(pl)_made into_an _abomination.

8 The_priests not they _said where is_YHWH and_those _who_handled _of (of)_the_law not they_knew _me and_the_shepherds they _rebelled against_me and_the_prophets they _prophesied by_Baˊal and_after things _which_not they _profited they _walked.