Jeremiah 2:27

who say to a tree , You are my father , and to a stone , You gave me birth . For they have turned their back to me, and not their face . But in the time of their trouble they say , Arise and save us!

They say to wood, ‘You are my father,` and to stone, ‘You gave me birth.` They have turned their backs to me and not their faces; yet when they are in trouble, they say, ‘Come and save us!`

Saying 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.