15 The young lions have roared at him; they have growled with a loud voice. They have laid waste his land; his cities lie in ruins, without inhabitant. 16 The men of Memphis and Tahpanhes have shaved the crown of your head. 17 Have you not brought this on yourself by forsaking the LORD your God when He led you in the way?
Jeremiah 2:15–17
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