Jeremiah 2:1 And the word1697 of Jehovah3068 came to me, saying,559 cr 2 Go,1980 and cry7121 in the ears241 of Jerusalem,3389 saying,559 Thus saith559 Jehovah,3068 I remember2142 for{Or, concerning} thee the kindness2617 of thy youth,5271 the love160 of thine espousals;3623 how thou wentest3212 after310 me in the wilderness,4057 in a land776 that was not sown.2232 cr 3 Israel3478 was holiness6944 unto Jehovah,3068 the first-fruits7225 of his increase:8393 all that devour398 him shall be held guilty;816 evil7451 shall come935 upon them, saith5002 Jehovah.3068 cr

Jeremiah 2:4 Hear8085 ye the word1697 of Jehovah,3068 O house1004 of Jacob,3290 and all the families4940 of the house1004 of Israel:3478 cr 5 Thus saith559 Jehovah,3068 What unrighteousness5766 have your fathers1 found4672 in me, that they are gone far7368 from me, and have walked3212 after310 vanity,1892 and are become vain?1891 cr 6 Neither said559 they, Where is Jehovah3068 that brought us up5927 out of the land776 of Egypt,4714 that led3212 us through the wilderness,4057 through a land776 of deserts6160 and of pits,7745 through a land776 of drought6723 and of the{Or, deep darkness} shadow of death,6757 through a land776 that none376 passed through,5674 and where no man376 dwelt?3427 cr 7 And I brought935 you into a plentiful3759 land,776 to eat398 the fruit6529 thereof and the goodness2898 thereof; but when ye entered,935 ye defiled2930 my land,776 and made7760 my heritage5159 an abomination.8441 cr 8 The priests3548 said559 not, Where is Jehovah?3068 and they that handle8610 the law8451 knew3045 me not: the rulers7462{Hebrew shepherds.} also transgressed6586 against me, and the prophets5030 prophesied5012 by Baal,1168 and walked1980 after310 things that do not profit.3276 cr

Jeremiah 2:9 Wherefore I will yet contend7378 with you, saith5002 Jehovah,3068 and with your children's1121 children1121 will I contend.7378 cr 10 For pass over5674 to the isles339 of Kittim,3794 and see;7200 and send7971 unto Kedar,6938 and consider995 diligently;3966 and see if there hath been such a thing.7200 cr 11 Hath a nation1471 changed3235 its gods,430 which yet are no gods?430 but my people5971 have changed4171 their glory3519 for that which doth not profit.3276 cr 12 Be astonished,8074 O ye heavens,8064 at this, and be horribly afraid,8175 be ye very3966 desolate,2717 saith5002 Jehovah.3068 cr 13 For my people5971 have committed6213 two8147 evils:7451 they have forsaken5800 me, the fountain4726 of living2416 waters,4325 and hewed them out2672 cisterns,877 broken7665 cisterns,877 that can hold3557 no water.4325 cr

Jeremiah 2:14 Is Israel3478 a servant?5650 is he a home-born1004 slave? why4069 is he become a prey?957 cr 15 The young lions3715 have roared7580 upon him, and yelled;5414{Hebrew given out their voice.} and they have made7896 his land776 waste:8047 his cities5892 are burned3341 up, without inhabitant.3427 cr 16 The children1121 also of Memphis5297 and Tahpanhes8471 have broken7462{Or, fed on} the crown of thy head.6936 cr 17 Hast thou not procured6213 this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken5800 Jehovah3068 thy God,430 when6256 he led3212 thee by the way?1870 cr 18 And now what hast thou to do in the way1870 to Egypt,4714 to drink8354 the waters4325 of the Shihor?7883{That is, the Nile.} or what hast thou to do in the way1870 to Assyria,804 to drink8354 the waters4325 of the{That is, the Euphrates.} River? cr 19 Thine own wickedness7451 shall correct3256 thee, and thy backslidings4878 shall reprove3198 thee: know3045 therefore and see7200 that it is an evil7451 thing and a bitter,4751 that thou hast forsaken5800 Jehovah3068 thy God,430 and that my fear6345 is not in thee, saith5002 the Lord,136 Jehovah3069 of hosts.6635 cr

Jeremiah 2:20 For of old time5769 I{Or, thou hast} have broken7665 thy yoke,5923 and burst5423 thy bonds;4147 and thou saidst,559 I will not serve;5674{Another reading is, transgress} for upon every high1364 hill1389 and under every green7488 tree6086 thou didst bow thyself,6808 playing the harlot.2181 cr 21 Yet I had planted5193 thee a noble vine,8321 wholly a right571 seed:2233 how then art thou turned2015 into the degenerate branches5494 of a foreign5237 vine unto me?1612 cr 22 For though thou wash3526 thee with lye,5427 and take thee much7235 soap,1287 yet thine iniquity5771 is marked3799 before6440 me, saith5002 the Lord136 Jehovah.3069 cr 23 How canst thou say,559 I am not defiled,2930 I have not gone1980 after310 the Baalim?1168 see7200 thy way1870 in the valley,1516 know3045 what thou hast done:6213 thou art a swift7031 dromedary1072{Or, young camel} traversing8308 her ways;1870 cr 24 a wild ass6501 used3928 to the wilderness,4057 that snuffeth up7602 the wind7307 in her desire;185 in her occasion8385 who can turn her away?7725 all they that seek1245 her will not weary3286 themselves; in her month2320 they shall find her.4672 cr 25 Withhold4513 thy foot7272 from being unshod,3182 and thy throat1627 from thirst.6773 But thou saidst,559 It is in vain;2976 no, for I have loved157 strangers,2114 and after310 them will I go.3212 cr

Jeremiah 2:26 As the thief1590 is ashamed1322 when he is found,4672 so is the house1004 of Israel3478 ashamed;3001 they, their kings,4428 their princes,8269 and their priests,3548 and their prophets;5030 cr 27 who say559 to a stock,6086 Thou art my father;1 and to a stone,68 Thou hast brought{Or, begotten me} me{Another reading is, us.} forth:3205 for they have turned6437 their back6203 unto me, and not their face;6440 but in the time6256 of their trouble7451 they will say,559 Arise,6965 and save us.3467 cr 28 But where are thy gods430 that thou hast made6213 thee? let them arise,6965 if they can save3467 thee in the time6256 of thy trouble:7451 for according to the number4557 of thy cities5892 are thy gods,430 O Judah.3063 cr

Jeremiah 2:29 Wherefore will ye contend7378 with me? ye all have transgressed6586 against me, saith5002 Jehovah.3068 cr 30 In vain7723 have I smitten5221 your children;1121 they received3947 no correction:4148{Or, instruction} your own sword2719 hath devoured398 your prophets,5030 like a destroying7843 lion.738 cr 31 O generation,1755 see7200 ye the word1697 of Jehovah.3068 Have I been a wilderness4057 unto Israel?3478 or a land776 of thick{Or, darkness from Jah} darkness?3991 wherefore say559 my people,5971 We are broken loose;7300 we will come no more unto thee?935 cr 32 Can a virgin1330 forget7911 her ornaments,5716 or a bride3618 her attire?7196 yet my people5971 have forgotten7911 me days3117 without number.4557 cr 33 How trimmest3190 thou thy way1870 to seek1245 love!160 therefore even the wicked women7451 hast thou taught3925 thy ways.1870 cr 34 Also in thy skirts3671 is found4672 the blood1818 of the souls5315 of the innocent5355 poor:34 thou{Or, I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these} didst not find4672 them breaking in; but it is because of all these things.4290 cr 35 Yet thou saidst,559 I am innocent;5352 surely his anger639 is turned7725 away from me. Behold, I will enter into judgment8199 with thee, because thou sayest,559 I have not sinned.2398 cr 36 Why gaddest thou about235 so much3966 to change8138 thy way?1870 thou shalt be ashamed954 of Egypt4714 also, as thou wast ashamed954 of Assyria.804 cr 37 From thence also shalt thou go forth,3318 with thy hands3027 upon thy head:7218 for Jehovah3068 hath rejected3988 those in whom thou trustest,4009 and thou shalt not prosper with them.6743 cr