1Yo, the Lord hit me up with a message, saying,

2Go shout in Jerusalem's ear, saying, "The Lord's got memories of your youthful vibes and that love when you followed me in the wilderness, in a place with zero crops."

3Israel was straight-up holy for the Lord, like first-class vibes: anyone who messes with them is sus; bad stuff's coming for them, periodt, says the Lord.

4Listen up, house of Jacob and all the fams of Israel:

5The Lord's asking, "What did your peeps find wrong with me that made them ghost me and chase after empty stuff, becoming all vain?"

6They didn’t even ask, "Where's the Lord who brought us out of Egypt, led us through the wild, in a dry and shady place, where no one else rolled?"

7I brought you into a dope land, to enjoy its fruits and goodness; but when you got there, you messed up my land and made my heritage look bad.

8The priests weren’t asking, "Where's the Lord?" and those who dealt with the law didn’t know me; the pastors dissed me, and the prophets were vibing with Baal, chasing after things that don’t even slap.

9So I’m still gonna plead with you, says the Lord, and I’ll also plead with your kids’ kids.

10Go check out the islands of Chittim and see; send someone to Kedar, and really think about it, and see if this is a thing.

11Like, has any nation switched up their gods, which aren’t even real? But my crew traded their glory for stuff that’s totally sus.

12Yo, heavens, be shook by this and vibe check real hard, says the Lord.

13My people are wildin’ with two major fails; they ditched me, the ultimate source of fresh vibes, and built broken wells that can’t hold a drop.

14Is Israel just a servant? Like, is he a born slave? Why’s he getting wrecked?

15The young lions came for him, roaring and causing chaos; his land got wrecked, and his cities are straight-up ghost towns.

16The kids from Noph and Tahapanes totally messed up your crown, fam.

17Did you not do this to yourself by ghosting the Lord your God when He was leading you?

18So what’s your deal with Egypt, trying to sip the waters of Sihor? Or what’s up with Assyria, drinking from their river?

19Your own wicked moves are gonna catch up to you, and your backsliding is gonna call you out: know that it’s straight-up savage and bitter to ditch the Lord your God, and that my fear ain’t in you, says the Lord God of hosts.

20For ages, I’ve broken your chains and set you free; and you were like, “I’m not gonna mess up,” but you kept wandering on every hill and under every tree, acting all sus.

21I planted you as a dope vine, pure vibes only: how’d you turn into a sus plant from a random vine?

22Even if you scrub with soap and bleach, your bad vibes are still on my radar, says the Lord God, no cap.

23How can you say you’re not sus, that you haven’t chased after idols? Look at your path in the valley, know your moves: you’re like a quick camel just vibing.

24A wild donkey chillin' in the wilderness, catching wind whenever she wants; who can change her mind? Those who seek her won’t get tired; in her month, they’ll find her for sure.

25Keep your shoes on and don’t be thirsty: but you be like, “No hope here; I’m into strangers, and I’m gonna chase them.”

26Just like a thief feels awkward when caught, Israel feels that shame; their kings, princes, priests, and prophets too.

27Saying to a piece of wood, "You’re my dad," and to a rock, "You made me": they turned their back on me, not their face; but when trouble hits, they’ll be like, “Help us out!”

28But where are the gods you made? Let them help you when trouble comes: you’ve got as many gods as cities, Judah.

29Why are you trying to argue with me? You’ve all messed up against me, says the Lord.

30I’ve tried to correct your kids, but it’s been pointless; your own sword has taken out your prophets, like a lion on the hunt.

31Yo, fam, peep the word of the Lord. Have I been a whole desert to Israel? A dark vibe? Why my peeps say, "We’re the bosses; we ain’t coming back to you?"

32Can a girl forget her drip, or a bride her fit? Yet my people be forgetting me for days on end, no cap.

33Why you switching up your style to find love? You just taught the sus ones your ways.

34Also, in your skirts is the blood of the innocent souls: I didn’t find it sneaky-like, but it’s all over the place.

35But you’re like, "I’m innocent, his anger won’t hit me." Hold up, I’m gonna call you out, 'cause you say you ain't sinned.

36Why you tripping so hard to change your ways? You gonna be shook about Egypt, just like you were about Assyria.

37For real, you gonna bounce from him, hands on your head: the Lord’s done with your trust issues, and you ain’t gonna win with them.

1Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

2Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the Lord; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.

3Israel was holiness unto the Lord, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the Lord.

4Hear ye the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:

5Thus 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?

6Neither said they, Where is the Lord that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt?

7And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination.

8The priests said not, Where is the Lord? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.

9Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the Lord, and with your children’s children will I plead.

10For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing.

11Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.

12Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the Lord.

13For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.

14Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled?

15The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.

16Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head.

17Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, when he led thee by the way?

18And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor? or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the river?

19Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord God of hosts.

20For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot.

21Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?

22For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord God.

23How canst thou say, I am not polluted, I have not gone after Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art a swift dromedary traversing her ways;

24A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.

25Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst: but thou saidst, There is no hope: no; for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go.

26As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets,

27Saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, and not their face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us.

28But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah.

29Wherefore will ye plead with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith the Lord.

30In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.

31O generation, see ye the word of the Lord. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee?

32Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.

33Why trimmest thou thy way to seek love? therefore hast thou also taught the wicked ones thy ways.

34Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these.

35Yet thou sayest, Because I am innocent, surely his anger shall turn from me. Behold, I will plead with thee, because thou sayest, I have not sinned.

36Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria.

37Yea, thou shalt go forth from him, and thine hands upon thine head: for the Lord hath rejected thy confidences, and thou shalt not prosper in them.