The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 2 , Verse 1 , The word of the LORD came to me:
2:2 'Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem: ''I remember the devotion of your youth, how as a bride you loved me and followed me through the desert, through a land not sown.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 2 , Verse 2 , 'Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem: ''I remember the devotion of your youth, how as a bride you loved me and followed me through the desert, through a land not sown.
2:3 Israel was holy to the LORD, the firstfruits of his harvest; all who devoured her were held guilty, and disaster overtook them,'' declares the LORD.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 2 , Verse 3 , Israel was holy to the LORD, the firstfruits of his harvest; all who devoured her were held guilty, and disaster overtook them,'' declares the LORD.
2:4 Hear the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, all you clans of the house of Israel.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 2 , Verse 4 , Hear the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, all you clans of the house of Israel.
2:5 This is what the LORD says: 'What fault did your fathers find in me, that they strayed so far from me? They followed worthless idols and became worthless themselves.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 2 , Verse 5 , This is what the LORD says: 'What fault did your fathers find in me, that they strayed so far from me? They followed worthless idols and became worthless themselves.
2:6 They did not ask, 'Where is the LORD, who brought us up out of Egypt and led us through the barren wilderness, through a land of deserts and rifts, a land of drought and darkness, a land where no one travels and no one lives?'
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 2 , Verse 6 , They did not ask, 'Where is the LORD, who brought us up out of Egypt and led us through the barren wilderness, through a land of deserts and rifts, a land of drought and darkness, a land where no one travels and no one lives?'
2:7 I brought you into a fertile land to eat its fruit and rich produce. But you came and defiled my land and made my inheritance detestable.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 2 , Verse 7 , I brought you into a fertile land to eat its fruit and rich produce. But you came and defiled my land and made my inheritance detestable.
2:8 The priests did not ask, 'Where is the LORD?' Those who deal with the law did not know me; the leaders rebelled against me. The prophets prophesied by Baal, following worthless idols.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 2 , Verse 8 , The priests did not ask, 'Where is the LORD?' Those who deal with the law did not know me; the leaders rebelled against me. The prophets prophesied by Baal, following worthless idols.
2:9 'Therefore I bring charges against you again,' declares the LORD. 'And I will bring charges against your children's children.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 2 , Verse 9 , 'Therefore I bring charges against you again,' declares the LORD. 'And I will bring charges against your children's children.
2:10 Cross over to the coasts of Kittim and look, send to Kedar and observe closely; see if there has ever been anything like this:
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 2 , Verse 10 , Cross over to the coasts of Kittim and look, send to Kedar and observe closely; see if there has ever been anything like this:
2:11 Has a nation ever changed its gods? (Yet they are not gods at all.) But my people have exchanged their Glory for worthless idols.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 2 , Verse 11 , Has a nation ever changed its gods? (Yet they are not gods at all.) But my people have exchanged their Glory for worthless idols.
2:12 Be appalled at this, O heavens, and shudder with great horror,' declares the LORD.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 2 , Verse 12 , Be appalled at this, O heavens, and shudder with great horror,' declares the LORD.
2:13 'My people have committed two sins: They have forsaken me, the spring of living water, and have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 2 , Verse 13 , 'My people have committed two sins: They have forsaken me, the spring of living water, and have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water.
2:14 Is Israel a servant, a slave by birth? Why then has he become plunder?
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 2 , Verse 14 , Is Israel a servant, a slave by birth? Why then has he become plunder?
2:15 Lions have roared; they have growled at him. They have laid waste his land; his towns are burned and deserted.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 2 , Verse 15 , Lions have roared; they have growled at him. They have laid waste his land; his towns are burned and deserted.
2:16 Also, the men of Memphis and Tahpanhes have shaved the crown of your head.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 2 , Verse 16 , Also, the men of Memphis and Tahpanhes have shaved the crown of your head.
2:17 Have you not brought this on yourselves by forsaking the LORD your God when he led you in the way?
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 2 , Verse 17 , Have you not brought this on yourselves by forsaking the LORD your God when he led you in the way?
2:18 Now why go to Egypt to drink water from the Shihor ? And why go to Assyria to drink water from the River ?
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 2 , Verse 18 , Now why go to Egypt to drink water from the Shihor ? And why go to Assyria to drink water from the River ?
2:19 Your wickedness will punish you; your backsliding will rebuke you. Consider then and realize how evil and bitter it is for you when you forsake the LORD your God and have no awe of me,' declares the Lord, the LORD Almighty.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 2 , Verse 19 , Your wickedness will punish you; your backsliding will rebuke you. Consider then and realize how evil and bitter it is for you when you forsake the LORD your God and have no awe of me,' declares the Lord, the LORD Almighty.
2:20 'Long ago you broke off your yoke and tore off your bonds; you said, 'I will not serve you!' Indeed, on every high hill and under every spreading tree you lay down as a prostitute.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 2 , Verse 20 , 'Long ago you broke off your yoke and tore off your bonds; you said, 'I will not serve you!' Indeed, on every high hill and under every spreading tree you lay down as a prostitute.
2:21 I had planted you like a choice vine of sound and reliable stock. How then did you turn against me into a corrupt, wild vine?
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 2 , Verse 21 , I had planted you like a choice vine of sound and reliable stock. How then did you turn against me into a corrupt, wild vine?
2:22 Although you wash yourself with soda and use an abundance of soap, the stain of your guilt is still before me,' declares the Sovereign LORD.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 2 , Verse 22 , Although you wash yourself with soda and use an abundance of soap, the stain of your guilt is still before me,' declares the Sovereign LORD.
2:23 'How can you say, 'I am not defiled; I have not run after the Baals'? See how you behaved in the valley; consider what you have done. You are a swift she-camel running here and there,
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 2 , Verse 23 , 'How can you say, 'I am not defiled; I have not run after the Baals'? See how you behaved in the valley; consider what you have done. You are a swift she-camel running here and there,
2:24 a wild donkey accustomed to the desert, sniffing the wind in her craving-- in her heat who can restrain her? Any males that pursue her need not tire themselves; at mating time they will find her.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 2 , Verse 24 , a wild donkey accustomed to the desert, sniffing the wind in her craving-- in her heat who can restrain her? Any males that pursue her need not tire themselves; at mating time they will find her.
2:25 Do not run until your feet are bare and your throat is dry. But you said, 'It's no use! I love foreign gods, and I must go after them.'
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 2 , Verse 25 , Do not run until your feet are bare and your throat is dry. But you said, 'It's no use! I love foreign gods, and I must go after them.'
2:26 'As a thief is disgraced when he is caught, so the house of Israel is disgraced-- they, their kings and their officials, their priests and their prophets.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 2 , Verse 26 , 'As a thief is disgraced when he is caught, so the house of Israel is disgraced-- they, their kings and their officials, their priests and their prophets.
2:27 They say to wood, 'You are my father,' and to stone, 'You gave me birth.' They have turned their backs to me and not their faces; yet when they are in trouble, they say, 'Come and save us!'
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 2 , Verse 27 , They say to wood, 'You are my father,' and to stone, 'You gave me birth.' They have turned their backs to me and not their faces; yet when they are in trouble, they say, 'Come and save us!'
2:28 Where then are the gods you made for yourselves? Let them come if they can save you when you are in trouble! For you have as many gods as you have towns, O Judah.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 2 , Verse 28 , Where then are the gods you made for yourselves? Let them come if they can save you when you are in trouble! For you have as many gods as you have towns, O Judah.
2:29 'Why do you bring charges against me? You have all rebelled against me,' declares the LORD.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 2 , Verse 29 , 'Why do you bring charges against me? You have all rebelled against me,' declares the LORD.
2:30 'In vain I punished your people; they did not respond to correction. Your sword has devoured your prophets like a ravening lion.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 2 , Verse 30 , 'In vain I punished your people; they did not respond to correction. Your sword has devoured your prophets like a ravening lion.
2:31 'You of this generation, consider the word of the LORD: 'Have I been a desert to Israel or a land of great darkness? Why do my people say, 'We are free to roam; we will come to you no more'?
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 2 , Verse 31 , 'You of this generation, consider the word of the LORD: 'Have I been a desert to Israel or a land of great darkness? Why do my people say, 'We are free to roam; we will come to you no more'?
2:32 Does a maiden forget her jewelry, a bride her wedding ornaments? Yet my people have forgotten me, days without number.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 2 , Verse 32 , Does a maiden forget her jewelry, a bride her wedding ornaments? Yet my people have forgotten me, days without number.
2:33 How skilled you are at pursuing love! Even the worst of women can learn from your ways.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 2 , Verse 33 , How skilled you are at pursuing love! Even the worst of women can learn from your ways.
2:34 On your clothes men find the lifeblood of the innocent poor, though you did not catch them breaking in. Yet in spite of all this
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 2 , Verse 34 , On your clothes men find the lifeblood of the innocent poor, though you did not catch them breaking in. Yet in spite of all this
2:35 you say, 'I am innocent; he is not angry with me.' But I will pass judgment on you because you say, 'I have not sinned.'
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 2 , Verse 35 , you say, 'I am innocent; he is not angry with me.' But I will pass judgment on you because you say, 'I have not sinned.'
2:36 Why do you go about so much, changing your ways? You will be disappointed by Egypt as you were by Assyria.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 2 , Verse 36 , Why do you go about so much, changing your ways? You will be disappointed by Egypt as you were by Assyria.
2:37 You will also leave that place with your hands on your head, for the LORD has rejected those you trust; you will not be helped by them.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 2 , Verse 37 , You will also leave that place with your hands on your head, for the LORD has rejected those you trust; you will not be helped by them.
