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Have you not brought this on yourself by abandoning the Lord your God while He was leading you along the way?
Jeremiah 2:17 In-Context
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Lions have roared; they have growled at him. They have laid waste his land; his towns are burned and deserted.
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Also, the men of Memphis and Tahpanhes have cracked your skull.
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Have you not brought this on yourselves by forsaking the LORD your God when he led you in the way?
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Now why go to Egypt to drink water from the Nile ? And why go to Assyria to drink water from the Euphrates?
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Your wickedness will punish you; your backsliding will rebuke you. Consider then and realize how evil and bitter it is for you when you forsake the LORD your God and have no awe of me,” declares the Lord, the LORD Almighty.