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God's Care for Israel

The Lord told me to proclaim this message to everyone in Jerusalem.

“I remember how faithful you were when you were young,
    how you loved me when we were first married;
you followed me through the desert,
    through a land that had not been planted.
Israel, you belonged to me alone;
    you were my sacred possession.
I sent suffering and disaster
    on everyone who hurt you.
I, the Lord, have spoken.”

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Israel Forsakes God

The word(A) of the Lord came to me: “Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem:

“This is what the Lord says:

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

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