Israel Accused of Apostasy
1 The word of the Lord came to me:
2 “Go and announce directly to Jerusalem that this is what the Lord says:
I remember the loyalty of your youth,(A)
your love as a bride—
how you followed Me in the wilderness,
in a land not sown.
3 your love as a bride—
how you followed Me in the wilderness,
in a land not sown.
Israel was holy to the Lord,(B)
the firstfruits of His harvest.(C)
All who ate of it found themselves guilty;(D)
disaster came on them.”
This is the Lord’s declaration.
the firstfruits of His harvest.(C)
All who ate of it found themselves guilty;(D)
disaster came on them.”
This is the Lord’s declaration.
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Hear the word of the Lord, house of Jacob
and all families of the house of Israel.
5 and all families of the house of Israel.
This is what the Lord says:
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The priests quit asking, “Where is the Lord?”
The experts in the law no longer knew Me,(M)
and the rulers(N) rebelled against Me.
The prophets prophesied by(b) Baal(O)
and followed useless idols.(P)
The experts in the law no longer knew Me,(M)
and the rulers(N) rebelled against Me.
The prophets prophesied by(b) Baal(O)
and followed useless idols.(P)
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Therefore, I will bring a case against you again.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
I will bring a case against your children’s children.(Q)
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12 This is the Lord’s declaration.
I will bring a case against your children’s children.(Q)
Consequences of Apostasy
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Have you not brought this on yourself(AD)
by abandoning the Lord your God
while He was leading you along the way?
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19 by abandoning the Lord your God
while He was leading you along the way?
Your own evil will discipline you;(AH)
your own apostasies will reprimand you.
Think it over and see how evil and bitter(AI) it is
for you to abandon the Lord your God
and to have no fear of Me.
This is the declaration
of the Lord God of Hosts.
your own apostasies will reprimand you.
Think it over and see how evil and bitter(AI) it is
for you to abandon the Lord your God
and to have no fear of Me.
This is the declaration
of the Lord God of Hosts.
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For long ago I(g) broke your yoke;(AJ)
I(h) tore off your chains.
You insisted, “I will not serve!”
On every high hill
and under every green tree(AK)
you lie down like a prostitute.(AL)
I(h) tore off your chains.
You insisted, “I will not serve!”
On every high hill
and under every green tree(AK)
you lie down like a prostitute.(AL)
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I planted you, a choice vine(AM)
from the very best seed.
How then could you turn into
a degenerate, foreign vine?(AN)
from the very best seed.
How then could you turn into
a degenerate, foreign vine?(AN)
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Keep your feet from going bare
and your throat from thirst.
But you say, “It’s hopeless;(AT)
I love strangers,(AU)
and I will continue to follow them.”
and your throat from thirst.
But you say, “It’s hopeless;(AT)
I love strangers,(AU)
and I will continue to follow them.”
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But where are your gods you made for yourself?
Let them rise up and save you(AZ)
in your time of disaster if they can,
for your gods are as numerous as your cities, Judah.
Let them rise up and save you(AZ)
in your time of disaster if they can,
for your gods are as numerous as your cities, Judah.
Judgment Deserved
Footnotes:
a.
Jeremiah 2:6: Or shadow of death
b.
Jeremiah 2:8: in the name of
c.
Jeremiah 2:10: Lit to the islands of Kittim
d.
Jeremiah 2:11: Ancient Jewish tradition reads My
e.
Jeremiah 2:14: Lit born of a house
f.
Jeremiah 2:18: Lit of Shihor
g.
Jeremiah 2:20: LXX reads you
h.
Jeremiah 2:20: LXX reads you
i.
Jeremiah 2:24: Lit donkey taught
j.
Jeremiah 2:24: Lit her month
k.
Jeremiah 2:31: Or We have taken control, or We can roam
l.
Jeremiah 2:37: Lit with them
Cross references:
AA.
Jeremiah 2:15:
Isaiah 5:29
AB.
Jeremiah 2:15:
Isaiah 1:7
AC.
Jeremiah 2:16:
Jeremiah 44:1; Jeremiah 46:14; Jeremiah 46:19; Ezekiel 30:13; Ezekiel 30:16; Ezekiel 30:18
AF.
Jeremiah 2:18:
Hosea 7:11
AG.
Jeremiah 2:18:
Isaiah 8:7
AH.
Jeremiah 2:19:
Isaiah 3:9
AN.
Jeremiah 2:21:
Isaiah 5:4
AP.
Jeremiah 2:22:
Psalm 90:8
AS.
Jeremiah 2:24:
Job 39:5
AW.
Jeremiah 2:26:
Ezra 9:7
BB.
Jeremiah 2:30:
Proverbs 3:11; Isaiah 1:5; Isaiah 9:13; Jeremiah 5:3; Jeremiah 17:23; Jeremiah 32:33; Amos 4:10
BH.
Jeremiah 2:34:
Exodus 22:2
BI.
Jeremiah 2:35:
Job 33:9
BK.
Jeremiah 2:36:
James 1:8
BL.
Jeremiah 2:36:
Isaiah 30:3