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Go forth and proclaim this message in the hearing of Jerusalem: Thus says the Lord:

I remember the devotion you displayed in your youth,
    your love like that of a bride,
when you followed me through the desert,
    through a land that was unsown.
Israel was sacred to the Lord,
    the firstfruits of his harvest.
Any people who partook of them were deemed guilty,
    and disaster afflicted them, says the Lord.

Listen to the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob and all the families of the house of Israel.

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“Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem:

“This is what the Lord says:

“‘I remember the devotion of your youth,(A)
    how as a bride you loved me
and followed me through the wilderness,(B)
    through a land not sown.
Israel was holy(C) to the Lord,(D)
    the firstfruits(E) of his harvest;
all who devoured(F) her were held guilty,(G)
    and disaster overtook them,’”
declares the Lord.

Hear the word of the Lord, you descendants of Jacob,
    all you clans of Israel.

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