Jeremiah 2:1-3

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Judah Was Not Faithful

2 The Lord’s message came to me: ²“Jeremiah, go and speak to the people of Jerusalem. Tell them that this is what the Lord says:

“‘At the time you were a young nation, you were faithful to me.
    You followed me like a young bride.
You followed me through the desert,
    through a land that had never been used for farmland.
³The people of Israel were a holy gift to the Lord.
    They were the first fruit he gathered.
Any people who tried to hurt them were judged guilty.
    Bad things happened to those wicked people.’”
This message is from the Lord.