Jer 2:8 | HCSB | STEP | The priests quit asking , “Where is the Lord ?” The experts in the law no longer knew Me, and the rulers rebelled against Me. The prophets prophesied by Baal and followed useless idols.

Jeremiah 2:8

8 The priests quit asking, “Where is the Lord?”
The experts in the law no longer knew Me, ^a
and the rulers ^b rebelled against Me.
The prophets prophesied by ^{▼▼= in the name of} ^{▼▼Baal: A fertility god who was the main god of the Canaanite religion and the god of rain and thunderstorms; also the Hebrew word meaning "lord," "master," "owner," or "husband"}Baal ^e
and followed useless idols. ^f