Jeremiah 2:2

The Passion Translation

“Go, preach this message publicly for all Jerusalem to hear: ‘Yahweh says to you: “ ‘I fondly remember the single-hearted devotion you had for me in your youth. You loved me deeply as a bride loves a bridegroom. You followed me closely in the desert, in a land where no crops grow.

Cross References

Ezekiel 16:60

But I will remember my covenant that I made with you in the days of your youth. I will renew that covenant with you, and it will last forever.

Ezekiel 16:8

Then later, I passed by again and looked upon you. And behold, I saw that your time had come—you were now old enough for love. So, I spread the edge of my robe over you and covered your nakedness. I gave you my sacred oath. I, Lord Yahweh, made a divine covenant with you, saying, “You will be mine,” and I took you as my own and promised to care for you.

Jeremiah 11:6

Then Yahweh said to me: “Preach this message in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem: ‘Hear the words of this covenant and do them.

Jeremiah 7:2

“Go stand at the gate of Yahweh’s house and proclaim this word: ‘Hear this word from Yahweh, all you people of Judah who come through these gates to worship him.

Jeremiah 2:6

They never stopped to ask themselves, ‘Where is Yahweh, who rescued us from Egypt? Where is the Yahweh who led us through the wilderness, through a barren wasteland with its pits and problems? Where is the one who led us through a land of deserts and droughts, dangers and deep darkness — where no one lives nor even passes through?’

Matthew 11:15

So listen and understand what I’m telling you.

Luke 12:13

Just then someone spoke up from the crowd and said, “Master, you should compel my older brother to divide the family inheritance and give me my fair share!”

Ezekiel 23:19

Yet she began sinking even deeper into her depraved sexual immorality, acting the way she did when she was a young prostitute in Egypt.

Ezekiel 23:8

When she was a girl in Egypt, men fondled her breasts and made love to her often, pouring their lust upon her repeatedly. She did not give up her prostitution.

Ezekiel 23:3

While they were still girls, they became prostitutes in Egypt. Men caressed their breasts; their virgin breasts were first fondled there.

Ezekiel 16:22

While you were doing the things I hate and behaving like a prostitute, you entirely forgot how you were when you were young. I found you naked and exposed, squirming in your own blood.

Jeremiah 19:2

and go to the Hinnom Valley, just outside the Potsherd Gate. Speak to the people the words I give you.

Isaiah 58:1

“Shout it loud and clear! Don’t hold back! Let your voice be like a trumpet blast! Declare to my people their rebellion and to Jacob’s tribes their sin!

Song of Solomon 3:11

Rise up, Zion maidens, brides-to-be! Come and feast your eyes on this king as he passes in procession on his way to his wedding. This is the day filled with overwhelming joy— the day of his great gladness.

Proverbs 1:20

Wisdom’s praises are sung in the streets and celebrated far and wide.

James 4:4

You have become spiritual adulterers who are having an affair, an unholy relationship with the world. Don’t you know that flirting with the world’s values places you at odds with God? Whoever chooses to be the world’s friend makes himself God’s enemy!

Revelation 2:4

But I have this against you: you have abandoned the passionate love you had for me at the beginning.

Psalm 129:1

Let all Israel admit it. From our very beginning we have been persecuted by the nations.

Jeremiah 2:1

Yahweh spoke these words to me:

Jeremiah 3:4

And yet you have the nerve to say to me, ‘Father! You’ve been my trusted companion as long as I’ve lived.

Song of Solomon 3:6

Who is this one ascending from the wilderness in the pillar of the glory cloud? He is fragrant with the anointing oils of myrrh and frankincense — more fragrant than all the spices of the merchant.