A reading from the book of Jeremiah.

The word of the Lord came to me, saying,

Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem.

Thus says the Lord,

I remember the devotion of your youth, your love as a bride,

how you followed me in the wilderness in a land not sown. Israel was holy to the Lord,

the first fruits of his harvest. All who ate of it incurred guilt. Disaster came upon them,

declares the Lord. Hear the word of the Lord, O House of Jacob, and all the clans of the

House of Israel. Thus says the Lord, O House of Jacob, and all the clans of the House of Israel,

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?

They did not say, where is the Lord who brought us up from the land of Egypt, who led us in the

wilderness, in a land of deserts and pits, in a land of drought and deep darkness, in a land

that none passes through where no man dwells. And I brought you into a plentiful land to enjoy

its fruits and its good things. But when you came in,

you defiled my land and made my heritage an abomination. The priests did not say,

Where is the Lord? Those who handle the law did not know me. The shepherds transgressed against me, the prophets prophesied by

bail, and went after things that do not profit. Therefore I still contend with you, declares the

Lord, and with your children's children I will contend. For cross to the coasts of Cyprus and sea, or send to Keter and examine with care,

see if there has been such a thing. Has a nation changed its gods, even though they are no gods?

But my people have changed their glory for that which does not profit. Be appalled, oh heavens at this,

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