Israel was as a thing [a]hallowed unto the Lord, and his firstfruits: all they [b]that eat it, shall offend: evil shall come upon them, saith the Lord.

Hear ye the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel.

Thus saith the Lord, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone [c]far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become [d]vain?

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 2:3 Chosen above all others to serve the Lord only, and the first offered to the Lord of all other nations.
  2. Jeremiah 2:3 Whosoever did challenge this people, or else did annoy them, was punished.
  3. Jeremiah 2:5 That is, fallen to most vile idolatry.
  4. Jeremiah 2:5 Altogether given to vanity, and are become blind and insensible as the idols that they serve.

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