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The Book of Jeremiah, Chapter 2, Verse 1

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And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I [am] with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee.
King James Version
Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
American Standard Version
And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,
New English Translation
The Lord Recalls Israel’s Earlier Faithfulness The LORD’s message came to me,
World English Bible
The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
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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.
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Israel [was] holiness unto the LORD, [and] the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the LORD.
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Hear ye the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:
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Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?
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Neither said they, Where [is] the LORD that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt?
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And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination.
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The priests said not, Where [is] the LORD? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after [things that] do not profit.
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Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the LORD, and with your children's children will I plead.
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For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing.
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Hath a nation changed [their] gods, which [are] yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for [that which] doth not profit.