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Jeremiah 2:3-5
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3 You belonged to me alone,
like the first part of the harvest,
    and I severely punished
    those who mistreated you.

4 Listen, people of Israel,[a]
5     and I, the Lord, will speak.
I was never unfair
    to your ancestors,
but they left me
and became worthless
    by following worthless idols.

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Footnotes

  1. 2.4 Israel: After the nation was divided, the northern kingdom was called “Israel,” and the southern kingdom was called “Judah” (see 1 Kings 12.1-20). In 722 b.c. the Assyrians conquered the northern kingdom, and Judah was all that was left. And so in the book of Jeremiah the name “Israel” is most often used of the southern kingdom.
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Jeremiah 2:3-5
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3 Israel was holy(A) to the Lord,(B)
    the firstfruits(C) of his harvest;
all who devoured(D) her were held guilty,(E)
    and disaster overtook them,’”
declares the Lord.

4 Hear the word of the Lord, you descendants of Jacob,
    all you clans of Israel.

5 This is what the Lord says:

“What fault did your ancestors find in me,
    that they strayed so far from me?
They followed worthless idols(F)
    and became worthless(G) themselves.

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