Jeremiah 2:31

And you, O generation , behold the word of the Lord . Have I been a wilderness to Israel , or a land of thick darkness ? Why then do my people say , We are free , we will come no more to you ?

“You of this generation, consider the word of the Lord: “Have I been a desert to Israel or a land of great darkness? Why do my people say, ‘We are free to roam; we will come to you no more`?

O 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?