Jeremiah 2:1

Israel Forsakes God

1 The word of the LORD came to me:

Jeremiah 2:1 in Other Translations

1 Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

1 The word of the LORD came to me, saying,

1 The LORD gave me another message. He said,

1 God's Message came to me. It went like this:

1 The word of the Lord came to me:

Jeremiah 2:1 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 2:1

Moreover, the word of the Lord came to me, saying.
] Here begins the book, and Jeremiah's first sermon; and the following contains the message he was sent with, to which the preceding chapter is only a preface or introduction. The Targum calls it,

``the word of the prophecy from before the Lord.''

Jeremiah 2:1 In-Context

1 The word of the LORD came to me:

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

3 Israel was holy to the LORD, the firstfruits of his harvest; all who devoured her were held guilty, and disaster overtook them,’ ” declares the LORD.

4 Hear the word of the LORD, you descendants of Jacob, all you clans of Israel.

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

Cross References

• 1. Isaiah 38:4; Ezekiel 1:3; Micah 1:1