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Israel’s Initial Fidelity

This message from the Lord came to me:

“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.
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.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 2:3 Or set apart
  2. Jeremiah 2:3 I.e. the first and best