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Israel was holy to Yahweh,
    the first fruit of his produce.
All those who ate it were held guilty;
    disaster came to them,” declares[a] Yahweh.’”

The Unfaithfulness of Israel’s Ancestors

Hear the word of Yahweh, O house of Jacob, and all the clans[b] of the house of Israel. Thus says Yahweh:

“What injustice did your ancestors[c] find in me
    that they were far from me,
and they went after the vanity,
    and they became vain?

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 2:3 Literally “a declaration of”
  2. Jeremiah 2:4 Or “families”
  3. Jeremiah 2:5 Or “fathers”