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Jeremiah 2:4

Israel

2 “Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘I remember the devotion of your youth, your love as a bride, how you followed Me in the wilderness, in a land not sown.

3 Israel was holy to the LORD, the firstfruits of His harvest. All who devoured her found themselves guilty; disaster came upon them,’” declares the LORD.

Hear the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all you families of the house of Israel.

5 This is what the LORD says: “What fault did your fathers find in Me that they strayed so far from Me, and followed worthless idols, and became worthless themselves?

6 They did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD who brought us up from the land of Egypt, who led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and pits, a land of drought and darkness, a land where no one travels and no one lives?’

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Hear the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all you families of the house of Israel.
KJV
Hear ye the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:
WEB
Hear the LORD’s word, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel!
ASV
Hear ye the word of Jehovah, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:
DARBY
Hear the word of Jehovah, house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel.
BLB
Hear the word of YHWH, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel.
ÅB
Hør Herrens ord, Jakobs hus og alle slekter av Israels hus!
OTB
Hør Herrens ord, dere etterkommere av Jakob, alle familiene i Israels hus.
B1930
Hør Herrens ord, Jakobs hus og alle ætter av Israels hus!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 31:1

    “At that time,” declares the LORD, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be My people.”

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  • Micah 6:1

    Hear now what the LORD says: “Arise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice.

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  • Jeremiah 44:24–26

    Then Jeremiah said to all the people, including all the women, “Hear the word of the LORD, all those of Judah who are in the land of Egypt.

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  • Isaiah 51:1–4

    “Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the quarry from which you were hewn.

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  • Jeremiah 34:4

    Yet hear the word of the LORD, O Zedekiah king of Judah. This is what the LORD says concerning you: You will not die by the sword;

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  • Jeremiah 13:15

    Listen and give heed. Do not be arrogant, for the LORD has spoken.

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  • Jeremiah 19:3

    saying, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah and residents of Jerusalem. This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I am going to bring such disaster on this place that the ears of all who hear of it will ring,

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  • Hosea 4:1

    Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land!

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