Jeremiah 2:5

English Standard Version

5 Thus says the Lord: “What wrong did your fathers find in me that they went far from me, and went after worthlessness, and became worthless? (2Ki 17:15; Isa 5:4; Jer 2:31; Jer 10:15; Jer 14:22; Jer 16:19; Mic 6:3) 

New International Version

5 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 and became worthless themselves. 

New International Reader’s Version

5 The LORD says, ‘What did your people of long ago find wrong with me? Why did they wander so far away from me? They worshipped worthless statues of gods. Then they themselves became worthless. 

King James Version

5 Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain? 

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