Jeremiah 2:2 - The Scriptures 1998

² “Go, and you shall cry in the hearing of Yerushalayim, saying, ‘Thus said יהוה, “I remember you, the kindness of your youth, the love of your bridehood, when you went after Me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus says the Lord: I [earnestly] remember the kindness and devotion of your youth, your love after your betrothal [in Egypt] and marriage [at Sinai] when you followed Me in the wilderness, in a land not sown.

American Standard Version (1901)

² Go, and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, I remember for thee the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals; how thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.

Common English Bible

² Go and proclaim to the people of Jerusalem, The LORD proclaims: I remember your first love, your devotion as a young bride, how you followed me in the wilderness, in an unplanted land.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² "Go, and cry out to the ears of Jerusalem, saying: Thus says the Lord: I have remembered you, taking pity on your youth and on the charity of your betrothal, when you followed me into the desert, into a land which is not sown.

Jeremiah 2:2 Cross References

Psalm 129:1

“Often they have distressed me from my youth.” Let Yisra’ĕ

Exodus 14:31

And Yisra’ĕ

Exodus 16:8

And Mosheh said, “In that יהוה  gives you meat to eat in the evening, and in the morning bread to satisfaction, for יהוה  hears your grumblings which you make against Him. And what are we? Your grumblings are not against us but against יהוה.”

Proverbs 1:20

Wisdom calls aloud outside; She raises her voice in the broad places.

Song of Solomon 3:11

Go forth, O daughters of Tsiyon, And see Sovereign Shelomoh with the crown With which his mother crowned him on the day of his wedding, And on the day of his gladness of heart.

Song of Solomon 3:6

Who is this coming out of the wilderness Like columns of smoke, Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, From all the merchant’s fragrant powders?

Isaiah 58:1

“Cry aloud, do not spare. Lift up your voice like a ram’s horn. Declare to My people their transgression, and the house of Yaʽ

Jeremiah 11:6

And יהוה  said to me, “Proclaim all these words in the cities of Yehuḏ

Jeremiah 19:2

“Then you shall go out to the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the Potsherd Gate, and shall proclaim there the words that I speak to you,

Jeremiah 2:1

And the word of יהוה  came to me, saying,

Jeremiah 2:6

“And did not they say, ‘Where is יהוה, who brought us up out of the land of Mitsrayim, who led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and pits, through a land of drought and the shadow of death, a land that no one passed through and where no one dwelt?’

Jeremiah 3:4

“Shall you not from now on cry to Me, ‘My father, You are the guide of my youth?

Jeremiah 7:2

“Stand in the gate of the House of יהוה, and you shall proclaim there this word, and shall say, ‘Hear the word of יהוה, all you of Yehuḏ

Ezekiel 16:22

“And in all your abominations and whorings you did not remember the days of your youth, when you were naked and bare, trampled down in your blood.

Ezekiel 16:60

“But I shall remember My covenant with you in the days of your youth, and I shall establish an everlasting covenant with you.

Ezekiel 16:8

“Again I passed by you and looked upon you and saw that your time was the time of love. And I spread My skirt over you and covered your nakedness. And I swore an oath to you and entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine,” declares the Master יהוה.

Ezekiel 23:19

“And she increased her whorings, remembering the days of her youth, when she whored in the land of Mitsrayim.

Ezekiel 23:3

“And they whored in Mitsrayim, they whored in their youth. There their breasts were handled, and there their maiden nipples were squeezed.

Ezekiel 23:8

“And she did not forsake her whorings from Mitsrayim, for in her youth they had lain with her, and they squeezed her maiden nipples, and poured out their whorings on her.

Hosea 11:1

“When Yisra’ĕ

Hosea 2:15

and give to her vineyards from there, and the Valley of Aḵ

Hosea 2:17

“And I shall remove the names of the Baʽ

Hosea 2:7

“And she shall pursue her lovers but not overtake them, and shall seek them but not find them. Then she shall say, ‘Let me go and return to my first husband, for then it was better for me than now.’

Hosea 8:1

“Put the ram’s horn to your mouth, like an eagle against the House of יהוה, because they have transgressed My covenant, and they have rebelled against My Torah.

Hosea 9:10

“I found Yisra’ĕ

Jonah 1:2

“Arise, go to Ninewĕ

Matthew 11:15

“He who has ears to hear, let him hear!

Luke 12:13

And someone from the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, speak to my brother, to divide the inheritance with me.”

Deuteronomy 2:7

“For יהוה  your Elohim has blessed you in all the work of your hand. He has known your wandering through this great wilderness. These forty years יהוה  your Elohim has been with you, you have not lacked any matter.” ’

Deuteronomy 33:3

Indeed, He loves the peoples, all His set-apart ones are in Your hand. And they, they sat down at Your feet, receiving Your Words.

Deuteronomy 8:2

“And you shall remember that יהוה  your Elohim led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you, prove you, to know what is in your heart, whether you guard His commands or not.

James 4:4

Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with Elohim?Whoever therefore intends to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of Elohim.

Revelation 2:4

“But I hold this against you, that you have left your first love.