6. because the children have added to their parents’ sins. They forgot me and offered sacrifices to foreign gods!
7. Didn’t I bring them out of the land of Egypt where they lived in slavery? Why then have they angered me and rejected my advice?
8. Therefore, the Lord says: Tear out your hair and hurl every kind of disaster at them, because they haven’t obeyed my Law. Undisciplined people!
9. How long will I put up with them—and after I granted them so many favors?
10. I have overthrown many kings for their sakes. I plunged Pharaoh together with his servants and his whole army into the sea!
11. Didn’t I destroy the city of Bethsaida for your sake? Didn’t I burn up two cities south of you, Tyre and Sidon, with fire and kill those opposing you?
13. Didn’t I bring you through the sea, and make walls to your right and left? I gave Moses and Aaron to you as leaders.
14. I gave you a column of lightning for light. These are the many wonderful deeds that I performed among you, but you have forgotten me, says the Lord.
15. The Lord says this: The quails were a sign for you. I gave you safe places to camp, and there you grumbled.
16. I sank your pursuer along with his army, and yet the people grumble about their own destruction.
17. What kind of return is this for the favors I granted you?When you were hungry and thirsty in the wilderness, you called out to me,
18. "Why did you lead us into this wilderness to kill us? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in this desert."
19. Therefore, I felt sorry for your groans. I gave you manna, and you ate.
20. When you were thirsty, I split open the rock so that water flowed in abundance. Because of the hot sun, I created trees covered with leaves for you.
21. I gave you fertile lands. I drove out Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, and their children before you. What more can I do for you?! says the Lord.
22. The Lord says this: In the desert when you were thirsty at the bitter river and insulting my name,
23. I didn’t become angry. Instead, I cast wood into the water and made the river sweet.
24. What will I do to you, Jacob?Judah, you wouldn’t obey me.I will turn to another nationand give them my name.They will certainly keep my ordinances.
25. When those who abandoned mebeg for mercy,I won’t have mercy on them.