“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.
⁶ They did not ask, ‘Where is the Lord,
    who brought us up out of Egypt^(C)
and led us through the barren wilderness,
    through a land of deserts^(D) and ravines,^(E)
a land of drought and utter darkness,
    a land where no one travels^(F) and no one lives?’
⁷ I brought you into a fertile land
    to eat its fruit and rich produce.^(G)
But you came and defiled my land
    and made my inheritance detestable.^(H)
8 The priests did not ask,
    ‘Where is the Lord?’
Those who deal with the law did not know me;^(I)
    the leaders^(J) rebelled against me.
The prophets prophesied by Baal,^(K)
    following worthless idols.^(L)

⁹ “Therefore I bring charges^(M) against you again,”
declares the Lord.
    “And I will bring charges against your children’s children.