Jeremiah 2:1 Moreover the word1697 of the LORD3068 came to me, saying,559 cr 2 Go1980 and cry7121 in the ears241 of Jerusalem,3389 saying,559 Thus saith559 the LORD;3068 I remember2142 thee,{Or, for thy sake} the kindness2617 of thy youth,5271 the love160 of thine espousals,3623 when thou wentest3212 after310 me in the wilderness,4057 in a land776 that was not sown.2232 cr 3 Israel3478 was holiness6944 unto the LORD,3068 and the firstfruits7225 of his increase:8393 all that devour398 him shall offend;816 evil7451 shall come935 upon them, saith5002 the LORD.3068 cr

Jeremiah 2:4 Hear8085 ye the word1697 of the LORD,3068 O house1004 of Jacob,3290 and all the families4940 of the house1004 of Israel:3478 cr 5 Thus saith559 the LORD,3068 What iniquity5766 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 the LORD3068 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 drought,6723 and of the shadow of death,6757 through a land776 that no man376 passed through,5674 and where no man120 dwelt?3427 cr 7 And I brought935 you into a plentiful3759 country,776 to eat398 the fruit6529 thereof and the goodness2898 thereof; but when ye entered,935 ye defiled2930 my land,776 and made7760 mine heritage5159 an abomination.8441 cr 8 The priests3548 said559 not, Where is the LORD?3068 and they that handle8610 the law8451 knew3045 me not: the pastors7462 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 plead7378 with you, saith5002 the LORD,3068 and with your children's1121 children1121 will I plead.7378 cr 10 For pass over5674{Or, over to} the isles339 of Chittim,3794 and see;7200 and send7971 unto Kedar,6938 and consider995 diligently,3966 and see7200 if there be such a thing. cr 11 Hath a nation1471 changed3235 their gods,430 which are yet 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 the LORD.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 homeborn1004 3211 slave? why4069 is he spoiled?957{Heb. become a spoil} cr 15 The young lions3715 roared7580 upon him, and yelled,5414 6963{Heb. gave out their voice} and they made7896 his land776 waste:8047 his cities5892 are burned3341 without inhabitant.3427 cr 16 Also the children1121 of Noph5297 and Tahapanes8471 have broken7462 the crown{Or, feed on thy crown, deut. 33.12 Isai. 8.8} of thy head.6936 cr 17 Hast thou not procured6213 this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken5800 the LORD3068 thy God,430 when6256 he led3212 thee by the way?1870 cr

Jeremiah 2:18 And now what hast thou to do in the way1870 of Egypt,4714 to drink8354 the waters4325 of Sihor?7883 or what hast thou to do in the way1870 of Assyria,804 to drink8354 the waters4325 of the river?5104 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 bitter,4751 that thou hast forsaken5800 the LORD3068 thy God,430 and that my fear6345 is not in thee, saith5002 the Lord136 GOD3069 of hosts.6635 cr

Jeremiah 2:20 For of old time5769 I have broken7665 thy yoke,5923 and burst5423 thy bands;4147 and thou saidst,559 I will not transgress;5674 5647{Or, serve} when upon every high1364 hill1389 and under every green7488 tree6086 thou wanderest,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 plant5494 of a strange5237 vine1612 unto me? cr 22 For though thou wash3526 thee with nitre,5427 and take thee much7235 soap,1287 yet thine iniquity5771 is marked3799 before6440 me, saith5002 the Lord136 GOD.3069 cr 23 How canst thou say,559 I am not polluted,2930 I have not gone1980 after310 Baalim?1168 see7200 thy way1870 in the valley,1516 know3045 what thou hast done:6213 thou art a swift7031 dromedary1072{Or, O swift dromedaire} traversing8308 her ways;1870 cr 24 A wild ass6501{Or, O wild ass etc.} used3928{Heb. taught} to the wilderness,4057 that snuffeth up7602 the wind7307 at her pleasure;185 5315{Heb. the desire of her heart} in her occasion8385 who can turn{Or, reverse it} her away?7725 all they that seek1245 her will not weary3286 themselves; in her month2320 they shall find4672 her. cr 25 Withhold4513 thy foot7272 from being unshod,3182 and thy throat1627 from thirst:6773 but thou saidst,559 There is no hope:2976{Or, is the case desperate?} no; for I have loved157 strangers,2114 and after310 them will I go.3212 cr 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 Saying559 to a stock,6086 Thou art my father;1 and to a stone,68 Thou hast brought me forth:3205{Or, begotten me} for they have turned6437 their back6203 unto me,{Heb. the hinder part part [sic] of the neck} and not their face:6440 but in the time6256 of their trouble7451 they will say,559 Arise,6965 and save3467 us. 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{Heb. evil} for according to the number4557 of thy cities5892 are thy gods,430 O Judah.3063 cr

Jeremiah 2:29 Wherefore will ye plead7378 with me? ye all have transgressed6586 against me, saith5002 the LORD.3068 cr 30 In vain7723 have I smitten5221 your children;1121 they received3947 no correction:4148 your own sword2719 hath devoured398 your prophets,5030 like a destroying7843 lion.738 cr

Jeremiah 2:31 O generation,1755 see7200 ye the word1697 of the LORD.3068 Have I been a wilderness4057 unto Israel?3478 a land776 of darkness?3991 wherefore say559 my people,5971 We are lords;7300{Heb. we have dominion} we will come935 no more unto thee? cr 32 Can a maid1330 forget7911 her ornaments,5716 or a bride3618 her attire?7196 yet my people5971 have forgotten7911 me days3117 without number.4557 cr 33 Why trimmest3190 thou thy way1870 to seek1245 love?160 therefore hast thou also taught3925 the wicked ones7451 thy ways.1870 cr 34 Also in thy skirts3671 is found4672 the blood1818 of the souls5315 of the poor34 innocents:5355 I have not found4672 it by secret search,4290{Heb. digging} but upon all these. cr

Jeremiah 2:35 Yet thou sayest,559 Because I am innocent,5352 surely his anger639 shall turn7725 from me. Behold, I will plead8199 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 also shalt be ashamed954 of Egypt,4714 as thou wast ashamed954 of Assyria.804 cr 37 Yea, thou shalt go forth3318 from him, and thine hands3027 upon thine head:7218 for the LORD3068 hath rejected3988 thy confidences,4009 and thou shalt not prosper6743 in them. cr