Jeremiah 2:5-7

Common English Bible

What wrong did your ancestors find in me
    that made them wander so far?
They pursued what was worthless
    and became worthless.
⁶ They didn’t ask,
    “Where’s the Lord who brought us up from the land of Egypt,
        who led us through the wilderness,
        in a land of deserts and ravines,
        in a land of drought and darkness,
        in a land of no return,
            where no one survives?”
⁷ I brought you into a land of plenty,
    to enjoy its gifts and goodness,
        but you ruined my land;
        you disgraced my heritage.