Jeremiah 2:1-3

International Standard Version

² “Go and announce to Jerusalem:
‘This is what the Lord says:
“I remember the loyal devotion of your youth,
    your love as a bride.
You followed me in the desert,
    in a land that was not planted.
³ Israel was consecrated^[a] to the Lord,
    she was the first fruits^[b] of his produce.
All who devoured her became guilty
    and disaster came on them,”
        declares the Lord.’”