Now the word of the LORD came to me saying, 2 “Go and aproclaim in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Thus says the LORD,“I remember concerning you the 1bdevotion of your youth,The love of your betrothals,cYour following after Me in the wilderness,Through a land not sown.Or lovingkindnessIs 58:1; Jer 7:2; 11:6Ezek 16:8; Hos 2:15Deut 2:7; Jer 2:6
3 “Israel was aholy to the LORD,The bfirst of His harvest.cAll who ate of it became guilty;Evil came upon them,” declares the LORD.’”Ex 19:5, 6; Deut 7:6; 14:2James 1:18; Rev 14:4Is 41:11; Jer 30:16; 50:7 4 Hear the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel. 5 Thus says the LORD,“aWhat injustice did your fathers find in Me,That they went far from MeAnd walked after bemptiness and became empty?Is 5:4; Mic 6:32 Kin 17:15; Jer 8:19; Rom 1:21
6 “They did not say, ‘Where is the LORDWho abrought us up out of the land of Egypt,Who bled us through the wilderness,Through a land of deserts and of pits,Through a land of drought and of 1deep darkness,Through a land that no one crossedAnd where no man dwelt?’Or the shadow of deathEx 20:2; Is 63:11Deut 8:15; 32:107 “I brought you into the afruitful landTo eat its fruit and its good things.But you came and bdefiled My land,And My inheritance you made an abomination.Deut 8:7-9; 11:10-12Ps 106:38; Jer 3:2; 16:188 “The apriests did not say, ‘Where is the LORD?’And those who handle the law bdid not know Me;The 1rulers also transgressed against Me,And the cprophets prophesied by BaalAnd walked after dthings that did not profit.Lit shepherdsJer 10:21Jer 4:22; Mal 2:7, 8Jer 23:13Jer 16:19; Hab 2:18 9 “Therefore I will yet acontend with you,” declares the LORD,“And with your sons’ sons I will contend.Jer 2:35; Ezek 20:35, 3610 “For across to the coastlands of 1Kittim and see,And send to bKedar and observe closelyAnd see if there has been such a thing as this!I.e. Cyprus and other islandsIs 23:12Ps 120:5; Is 21:16; Jer 49:2811 “Has a nation changed godsWhen athey were not gods?But My people have bchanged their gloryFor that which does not profit.Is 37:19; Jer 5:7; 16:20Ps 106:20; Rom 1:2312 “Be appalled, aO heavens, at this,And shudder, be very desolate,” declares the LORD.Is 1:2; Jer 4:2313 “For My people have committed two evils:They have forsaken Me,The afountain of living waters,To hew for themselves bcisterns,Broken cisternsThat can hold no water.Ps 36:9; Jer 17:13; John 4:14Jer 14:3 14 “Is Israel aa slave? Or is he a homeborn servant?Why has he become a prey?Jer 5:19; 17:415 “The young alions have roared at him,They have 1roared loudly.And they have bmade his land a waste;His cities have been destroyed, without inhabitant.Lit given their voiceJer 50:17Jer 4:716 “Also the 1men of aMemphis and TahpanhesHave 2shaved the bcrown of your head.Or sonsLit grazedIs 19:13; Jer 44:1; Hos 9:6Deut 33:20; Jer 48:4517 “Have you not adone this to yourselfBy your forsaking the LORD your GodWhen He bled you in the way?Deut 32:10; Jer 4:1818 “But now what are you doing aon the road to Egypt,To drink the waters of the 1bNile?Or what are you doing on the road to Assyria,To drink the waters of the 2Euphrates?Heb ShihorLit RiverIs 30:2Josh 13:319 “aYour own wickedness will correct you,And your bapostasies will reprove you;Know therefore and see that it is evil and cbitterFor you to forsake the LORD your God,And dthe dread of Me is not in you,” declares the Lord 1GOD of hosts.Heb YHWH, usually rendered LORDIs 3:9; Jer 4:18; Hos 5:5Jer 3:6, 8, 11, 14; Hos 11:7Job 20:12-16; Amos 8:10Ps 36:1; Jer 5:24 20 “For long ago 1aI broke your yokeAnd tore off your bonds;But you said, ‘I will not serve!’For on every bhigh hillAnd under every green treeYou have lain down as a harlot.Or youLev 26:13Deut 12:2; Is 57:5, 7; Jer 3:2, 6; 17:221 “Yet I aplanted you a choice vine,A completely faithful seed.How then have you turned yourself before MeInto the bdegenerate shoots of a foreign vine?Ex 15:17; Ps 44:2; 80:8; Is 5:2Is 5:422 “Although you awash yourself with lyeAnd 1use much soap,The bstain of your iniquity is before Me,” declares the Lord 2GOD.Lit cause to be great to youHeb YHWH, usually rendered LORDJer 4:14Job 14:17; Hos 13:1223 “aHow can you say, ‘I am not defiled,I have not gone after the bBaals’?Look at your way in the cvalley!Know what you have done!You are a swift young camel dentangling her ways,Prov 30:12Jer 9:14Jer 7:31Jer 2:33, 36; 31:2224 A awild donkey accustomed to the wilderness,That sniffs the wind in her passion.In the time of her 1heat who can turn her away?All who seek her will not become weary;In her month they will find her.Lit occasionJer 14:625 “Keep your feet from being unshodAnd your throat from thirst;But you said, ‘aIt is 1hopeless!No! For I have bloved strangers,And after them I will walk.’Or desperateJer 18:12Deut 32:16; Jer 14:10 26 “As the athief is shamed when he is discovered,So the house of Israel is shamed;They, their kings, their princesAnd their priests and their prophets,Jer 48:2727 Who say to a tree, ‘You are my father,’And to a stone, ‘You gave me birth.’For they have turned their aback to Me,And not their face;But in the btime of their 1trouble they will say,‘Arise and save us.’Or evilJer 18:17; 32:33Judg 10:10; Is 26:1628 “But where are your agodsWhich you made for yourself?Let them arise, if they can bsave youIn the time of your 1trouble;For caccording to the number of your citiesAre your gods, O Judah.Or evilDeut 32:37; Judg 10:14; Is 45:20; Jer 1:16Jer 11:122 Kin 17:30, 31; Jer 11:13 29 “Why do you contend with Me?You have aall transgressed against Me,” declares the LORD.Jer 5:1; 6:13; Dan 9:1130 “aIn vain I have struck your sons;They accepted no chastening.Your bsword has devoured your prophetsLike a destroying lion.Is 1:5; Jer 5:3; 7:28Neh 9:26; Jer 26:20-24; Acts 7:52; 1 Thess 2:1531 “O generation, heed the word of the LORD.Have I been a wilderness to Israel,Or a aland of thick darkness?Why do My people say, ‘bWe are free to roam;We will no longer come to You’?Is 45:19Deut 32:15; Jer 2:20, 2532 “Can a virgin forget her ornaments,Or a bride her attire?Yet My people have aforgotten MeDays without number.Ps 106:21; Is 17:10; Jer 3:21; 13:25; Hos 8:1433 “How well you prepare your wayTo seek love!Therefore even 1the wicked womenYou have taught your ways.Or in wickedness34 “Also on your skirts is foundThe alifeblood of the innocent poor;You did not find them bbreaking in.But in spite of all these things,2 Kin 21:16; 24:4; Ps 106:38; Jer 7:6; 19:4Ex 22:235 Yet you said, ‘I am innocent;Surely His anger is turned away from me.’Behold, I will aenter into judgment with youBecause you bsay, ‘I have not sinned.’Jer 25:31Prov 28:13; 1 John 1:8, 1036 “Why do you ago around so muchChanging your way?Also, byou will be put to shame by EgyptAs you were put to shame by cAssyria.Jer 2:23; 31:22; Hos 12:1Is 30:32 Chr 28:16, 20, 2137 “From this place also you will go outWith ayour hands on your head;For the LORD has rejected bthose in whom you trust,And you will not prosper with them.”2 Sam 13:19; Jer 14:3, 4Jer 37:7-10