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Text -- Jeremiah 2:1-7 (NET)

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The Lord Recalls Israel’s Earlier Faithfulness
2:1 The Lord spoke to me. He said: 2:2 “Go and declare in the hearing of the people of Jerusalem: ‘This is what the Lord says: “I have fond memories of you, how devoted you were to me in your early years. I remember how you loved me like a new bride; you followed me through the wilderness, through a land that had never been planted. 2:3 Israel was set apart to the Lord; they were like the first fruits of a harvest to him. All who tried to devour them were punished; disaster came upon them,” says the Lord.’”
The Lord Reminds Them of the Unfaithfulness of Their Ancestors
2:4 Now listen to what the Lord has to say, you descendants of Jacob, all you family groups from the nation of Israel. 2:5 This is what the Lord says: “What fault could your ancestors have possibly found in me that they strayed so far from me? They paid allegiance to worthless idols, and so became worthless to me. 2:6 They did not ask: ‘Where is the Lord who delivered us out of Egypt, who brought us through the wilderness, through a land of desert sands and rift valleys, through a land of drought and deep darkness, through a land in which no one travels, and where no one lives?’ 2:7 I brought you into a fertile land so you could enjoy its fruits and its rich bounty. But when you entered my land, you defiled it; you made the land I call my own loathsome to me.
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics

Names, People and Places:
 · Egypt descendants of Mizraim
 · Israel a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel
 · Jacob the second so of a pair of twins born to Isaac and Rebeccaa; ancestor of the 12 tribes of Israel,the nation of Israel,a person, male,son of Isaac; Israel the man and nation
 · Jerusalem the capital city of Israel,a town; the capital of Israel near the southern border of Benjamin


Dictionary Themes and Topics: Sin | Kidron | God | Church | Ingratitude | Desert | Israel | Love | Canaan | Vanity | Firstfruits | Backsliders | Prophets | SHADOW OF DEATH | CRY, CRYING | CHAMPAIGN | Solomon, Song of | Espouse | ESPOUSAL; ESPOUSE | EXODUS, THE BOOK OF, 3-4 | more
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NET Notes: Jer 2:2 The Hebrew word translated “how devoted you were” (חֶסֶד, khesed) refers metaphorically to the devotion of a...

NET Notes: Jer 2:3 Heb “the first fruits of his harvest.” Many commentators see the figure here as having theological significance for the calling of the Gen...

NET Notes: Jer 2:4 Heb “house.”

NET Notes: Jer 2:5 The words “to me” are not in the Hebrew text but are implicit from the context: Heb “they followed after the worthless thing/things ...

NET Notes: Jer 2:6 The context suggests that the question is related to a lament where the people turn to God in their troubles, asking him for help and reminding him of...

NET Notes: Jer 2:7 The land belonged to the Lord; it was given to the Israelites in trust (or usufruct) as their heritage. See Lev 25:23.

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