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Jeremiah 2

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 2 of 52

1 And was the Word of Jehovah to me, saying,

2 Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, So says Jehovah, I remember you, the kindness of your youth, the love of your betrothals, your going after Me in the wilderness, in a land not sown.

3 Israel was holy to Jehovah, the firstfruits of His increase. All that devour him become guilty; evil shall come on them, a statement of Jehovah.

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Chapter Summary

Jehovah shows His former kindness, and rebukes the Jews for their causeless revolt. They are the causes of their own calamities.

Key Hebrew Words

חֶ֫סֶד covenant kindness H2617 · TWOT 698a
אַהֲבָה love of betrothal H160 · TWOT 29c
עָזַב to forsake H5800 · TWOT 1594
מָקוֹר fountain (of living waters) H4726 · TWOT 2004a
מְשׁוּבָה apostasy, backsliding H4878 · TWOT 2340e
עָוֺן iniquity, guilt H5771 · TWOT 1577a

Timeline

Recalling Israel's Faithful Youth

Jehovah remembers the kindness and love of Israel's youth when they followed Him in the wilderness, describing Israel as holy firstfruits.

Jeremiah 2:1-3
Indictment of the Fathers' Apostasy

Jehovah challenges Israel to find any iniquity in Him that caused their fathers to go after vanity. He notes the priests, shepherds, and prophets failed to seek Him and turned to Baal.

Jeremiah 2:4-8
The Unprecedented Exchange of Gods

God contends with the people, pointing out that even pagan nations like Kittim and Kedar do not change their gods, yet Israel has exchanged their Glory for useless idols.

Jeremiah 2:9-12

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