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Thus says the Lord:

What fault did your ancestors find in me
    that causes them to stray so far from my side,
pursuing worthless idols[a]
    and thereby becoming worthless themselves?

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 2:5 Worthless idols: they are incapable of saving their worshipers.

This is what the Lord says:

“What fault did your ancestors find in me,
    that they strayed so far from me?
They followed worthless idols(A)
    and became worthless(B) themselves.

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