Jeremiah 2:3

Contemporary English Version 1995

You belonged to me alone, like the first part of the harvest, and I severely punished those who mistreated you.

Cross References

Revelation 14:4

All of these are pure virgins, and they follow the Lamb wherever he leads. They have been rescued to be presented to God and the Lamb as the most precious people on earth.

James 1:18

He wanted us to be his own special people, and so he sent the true message to give us new birth.

Isaiah 41:11

Everyone who hates you will be terribly disgraced; those who attack will vanish into thin air.

Romans 11:16

If part of a batch of dough is made holy by being offered to God, then all of the dough is holy. If the roots of a tree are holy, the rest of the tree is holy too.

Zechariah 2:8

Then the glorious Lord All-Powerful ordered me to say to the nations that had raided and robbed Zion: Zion is as precious to the Lord as are his eyes. Whatever you do to Zion, you do to him.

Jeremiah 50:7

I am your true pastureland, the one who gave hope to your ancestors. But you abandoned me, so when your enemies found you, they felt no guilt as they gobbled you up.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are God's chosen and special people. You are a group of royal priests and a holy nation. God has brought you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Now you must tell all the wonderful things he has done. The Scriptures say,

Ephesians 1:4

Before the world was created, God had Christ choose us to live with him and to be his holy and innocent and loving people.

Jeremiah 12:14

The Lord said: I gave this land to my people Israel, but enemies around it have attacked and robbed it. So I will uproot them from their own countries just as I will uproot Judah from its land.

Deuteronomy 14:2

Out of all the nations on this earth, the Lord your God chose you to be his own. You belong to the Lord, so don't behave like those who worship other gods.

Deuteronomy 7:6

Israel, you are the chosen people of the Lord your God. There are many nations on this earth, but he chose only Israel to be his very own.

Numbers 18:12

For example, when the Israelites bring me the first batches of oil, wine, and grain, you can have the best parts of those gifts.

Romans 16:5

Greet the church that meets in their home. Greet my dear friend Epaenetus, who was the first person in Asia to have faith in Christ.

Zechariah 1:15

For a while I was angry at the nations, but now I am furious, because they have made things worse for Jerusalem and are not the least bit concerned.

Joel 1:3

Tell our children! Let it be told to our grandchildren and their children too.

Jeremiah 30:16

But if your enemies try to rob or destroy you, I will rob and destroy them, and they will be led as captives to foreign lands.

Isaiah 47:6

I was angry with my people. So I let you take their land and bring disgrace on them. You showed them no mercy, but were especially cruel to those who were old.

Deuteronomy 26:19

The Lord created all nations, but he will make you more famous than any of them, and you will receive more praise and honor. You will belong only to the Lord your God, just as he promised.

Exodus 23:16

Celebrate the Harvest Festival each spring when you start harvesting your wheat, and celebrate the Festival of Shelters each autumn when you pick your fruit.

Exodus 22:29

Don't fail to give me the offerings of grain and wine that belong to me. Dedicate to me your first-born sons

Amos 6:1

Do you rulers in Jerusalem and in the city of Samaria feel safe and at ease? Everyone bows down to you, and you think you are better than any other nation. But you are in for trouble!

Jeremiah 2:4

Listen, people of Israel,

Habakkuk 1:11

Then suddenly they disappear like a gust of wind— those sinful people who worship their own strength.