Jeremiah 2:1

Judah's Apostasy

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

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 Now the word of the LORD came to me saying,

2 "Go and proclaim in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, 'Thus says the LORD , "I remember concerning you the devotion of your youth, The love of your betrothals, Your following after Me in the wilderness, Through a land not sown.

3 "Israel was holy to the LORD , The first of His harvest. All who ate of it became guilty; Evil came upon them," declares the LORD .' "

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

5 Thus says the LORD , "What injustice did your fathers find in Me, That they went far from Me And walked after emptiness and became empty?