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Jeremiah 2:2-7
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Jeremiah 2:2-7
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2 Go, cry out this message for Jerusalem to hear!
I remember the devotion[a] of your youth,
how you loved me as a bride,
Following me in the wilderness,
in a land unsown.(A)
3 Israel was dedicated to the Lord,
the first fruits[b] of his harvest;
All who ate of it were held guilty,
evil befell them—oracle of the Lord.(B)
4 Listen to the word of the Lord, house of Jacob!
All you clans of the house of Israel,
5 thus says the Lord:
What fault did your ancestors find in me
that they withdrew from me,
Went after emptiness,
and became empty themselves?(C)
6 They did not ask, “Where is the Lord
who brought us up from the land of Egypt,
Who led us through the wilderness,
through a land of wastes and ravines,
A land of drought and darkness,
a land which no one crosses,
where no one dwells?”(D)
7 I brought you into the garden land
to eat its fine fruits,
But you entered and defiled my land,
you turned my heritage into an abomination.(E)
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Jeremiah 2:2-7
New International Version
Jeremiah 2:2-7
New International Version
2 “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.
3 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.
4 Hear the word of the Lord, you descendants of Jacob,
all you clans of Israel.
5 This is what the Lord says:
“What fault did your ancestors find in me,
that they strayed so far from me?
They followed worthless idols(H)
and became worthless(I) themselves.
6 They did not ask, ‘Where is the Lord,
who brought us up out of Egypt(J)
and led us through the barren wilderness,
through a land of deserts(K) and ravines,(L)
a land of drought and utter darkness,
a land where no one travels(M) and no one lives?’
7 I brought you into a fertile land
to eat its fruit and rich produce.(N)
But you came and defiled my land
and made my inheritance detestable.(O)
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