2:5 This is what the Lord says:
“What fault could your ancestors 1 have possibly found in me
that they strayed so far from me? 2
They paid allegiance to 3 worthless idols, and so became worthless to me. 4
2:6 They did not ask:
‘Where is the Lord who delivered us out of Egypt,
who brought us through the wilderness,
through a land of desert sands and rift valleys,
through a land of drought and deep darkness, 5
through a land in which no one travels,
and where no one lives?’ 6
2:7 I brought you 7 into a fertile land
so you could enjoy 8 its fruits and its rich bounty.
But when you entered my land, you defiled it; 9
you made the land I call my own 10 loathsome to me.
2:8 Your priests 11 did not ask, ‘Where is the Lord?’ 12
Those responsible for teaching my law 13 did not really know me. 14
Your rulers rebelled against me.
Your prophets prophesied in the name of the god Baal. 15
They all worshiped idols that could not help them. 16