Jeremiah 17:11-13

Contemporary English Version

¹¹ You cheated others,
    but everything you gained
will fly away, like birds
    hatched from stolen eggs.
Then you will discover
    what fools you are.

¹² Our Lord, your temple
    is a glorious throne
that has stood on a mountain
    from the beginning.
¹³ You are a spring of water
    giving Israel life and hope.
But if the people reject
    what you have told me,
they will be swept away
    like words written in dust.^[a]