Isaiah 28:4
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
4 The fading blooms of his glorious beauty
at the head of the fertile valley
Will be like an early fig before summer:
whoever sees it,
swallows it as soon as it is in hand.(A)
Jeremiah 2:2
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 Go, cry out this message for Jerusalem to hear!
I remember the devotion[a] of your youth,
how you loved me as a bride,
Following me in the wilderness,
in a land unsown.(A)
Footnotes
- 2:2 Devotion: Heb. hesed; Israel’s gratitude, fidelity, and love for God.
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