God’s Case Against Israel
2 “Go and cry in the hearing of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord:
“I remember you,
The kindness of your ayouth,
The love of your betrothal,
bWhen you1 went after Me in the wilderness,
In a land not sown.
“I remember you,
The kindness of your ayouth,
The love of your betrothal,
bWhen you1 went after Me in the wilderness,
In a land not sown.
3 aIsrael was holiness to the Lord,
bThe firstfruits of His increase.
cAll that devour him will offend;
Disaster will dcome upon them,” says the Lord.’ ”
bThe firstfruits of His increase.
cAll that devour him will offend;
Disaster will dcome upon them,” says the Lord.’ ”
4 Hear the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob and all the families of the house of Israel.
5 Thus says the Lord:
a“What injustice have your fathers found in Me,
That they have gone far from Me,
bHave followed1 idols,
And have become idolaters?
a“What injustice have your fathers found in Me,
That they have gone far from Me,
bHave followed1 idols,
And have become idolaters?
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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Definitions of words in Jeremiah 2:2:
Go {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
In {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Kindness {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Land {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Love {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Love {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Jerusalem {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Jerusalem {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Lord {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
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