Jeremiah 2:2
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2 “Go and (A)proclaim in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, ‘This is what the Lord says:
“I remember regarding you the [a](B)devotion of your youth,
Your love when you were a bride,
(C)Your following after Me in the wilderness,
Through a land not sown.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 2:2 Or faithfulness
Jeremiah 3:1
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The Defiled Land
3 God [a]says, “(A)If a husband divorces his wife
And she leaves him
And becomes another man’s wife,
Will he return to her again?
Would that land not be completely defiled?
But you (B)are a prostitute with many [b]lovers;
Yet you (C)turn to Me,” declares the Lord.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 3:1 Lit saying
- Jeremiah 3:1 Lit companions
Ezekiel 16:8
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8 “Then I passed by you and saw you, and behold, [a]you were at the time for love; so I (A)spread My [b]garment over you and covered your nakedness. I also (B)swore an oath to you and (C)entered into a covenant with you so that you (D)became Mine,” declares the Lord God.
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- Ezekiel 16:8 Lit your time was
- Ezekiel 16:8 Lit hem (of a garment)
Ezekiel 23:4
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4 Their names were Oholah the elder and Oholibah her sister. And they became Mine, and they gave birth to sons and daughters. And as for their names, Samaria is Oholah and Jerusalem is Oholibah.
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