Jeremiah 2:11
Has a nation ever changed its gods?
What it says
Other nations do not usually change their gods, but God's people have exchanged their glory for what does not help.
What it is doing
This verse defines Judah's betrayal as a shocking exchange.
In context
1Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2“Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: 3Israel was holy to the LORD, 4Hear the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all you families of the house of Israel. 5This is what the LORD says: 6They did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD 7I brought you into a fertile land 8The priests did not ask, 9Therefore, I will contend with you again, 10Cross over to the coasts of Cyprus 11Has a nation ever changed its gods? 12Be stunned by this, O heavens; 13“For My people have committed two evils: