Jeremiah 2:1-3

New King James Version

God’s Case Against Israel

2 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ²“Go and cry in the hearing of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord:

“I remember you,
The kindness of your ^(A)youth,
The love of your betrothal,
^(B)When you ^[a]went after Me in the wilderness,
In a land not sown.
³^(C)Israel was holiness to the Lord,
^(D)The firstfruits of His increase.
^(E)All that devour him will offend;
Disaster will ^(F)come upon them,” says the Lord.’ ”

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Footnotes

Jeremiah 2:2 followed

Ezekiel 16:8-14

New King James Version

⁸“When I passed by you again and looked upon you, indeed your time was the time of love; ^(A)so I spread ^[a]My wing over you and covered your nakedness. Yes, I ^(B)swore an oath to you and entered into a ^(C)covenant with you, and ^(D)you became Mine,” says the Lord God.

⁹“Then I washed you in water; yes, I thoroughly washed off your blood, and I anointed you with oil. ¹⁰I clothed you in embroidered cloth and gave you sandals of ^[b]badger skin; I clothed you with fine linen and covered you with silk. ¹¹I adorned you with ornaments, ^(E)put bracelets on your wrists, ^(F)and a chain on your neck. ¹²And I put a ^[c]jewel in your nose, earrings in your ears, and a beautiful crown on your head. ¹³Thus you were adorned with gold and silver, and your clothing was of fine linen, silk, and embroidered cloth. ^(G)You ate pastry of fine flour, honey, and oil. You were exceedingly ^(H)beautiful, and succeeded to royalty. ¹⁴^(I)Your fame went out among the nations because of your beauty, for it was perfect through My splendor which I had bestowed on you,” says the Lord God.