Jeremiah 2:1
Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
2 Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.
3 Israel was holiness unto the LORD, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the LORD.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
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- The LORD’s word came to me, saying,
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- And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,
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- And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,
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- And the word of YHWH came to me saying,
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Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 23:28
The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the LORD.
Read in contextHebrews 1:1
God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
Read in contextJeremiah 7:1
The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
Read in contextJeremiah 1:11
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.
Read in contextEzekiel 7:1
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Read in context2 Peter 1:21
For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
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