Jeremias 2:1

1 And he said, Thus saith the Lord,

Jeremias 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.''

Jeremias 2:1 In-Context

1 And he said, Thus saith the Lord,

2 I remember the kindness of thy youth, and the love of thine espousals,

3 in following the Holy One of Israel, saith the Lord, Israel was the holy to the Lord, the first-fruits of his increase: all that devoured him shall offend; evils shall come upon them, saith the Lord.

4 Hear the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and every family of the house of Israel.

5 Thus saith the Lord, What trespass have your fathers found in me, that they have revolted far from me, and gone after vanities, and become vain?