Jeremiah 2:2-4

International Standard Version

²“Go and announce to Jerusalem:
‘This is what the Lord says:
“I remember the loyal devotion of your youth,
    your love as a bride.
You followed me in the desert,
    in a land that was not planted.
³Israel was consecrated^[a] to the Lord,
    she was the first fruits^[b] of his produce.
All who devoured her became guilty
    and disaster came on them,”
        declares the Lord.’”

Her Rejection of God’s Love

⁴Listen to this message from the Lord,
you descendants of Jacob
and all the families of the descendants of Israel.

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Footnotes

Jeremiah 2:3 Or set apart
Jeremiah 2:3 I.e. the first and best

Jeremiah 2:2-4

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.
³Israel 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.