Jeremiah 2:3
Israel was holiness unto Jehovah, the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall be held guilty; evil shall come upon them, saith Jehovah.
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In Context
4Hear ye the word of Jehovah, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:
Cross References
Exodus 4:22And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith Jehovah, Israel is my son, my firstborn:
Exodus 22:29Thou shalt not delay to offer of thy harvest, and of the outflow of thy presses. The firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.
Numbers 18:12All the best of the oil, and all the best of the vintage, and of the grain, the firstfruits of them which they give unto Jehovah, to thee have I given them.
Deuteronomy 14:2For thou art a holy people unto Jehovah thy God, and Jehovah hath chosen thee to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples that are upon the face of the earth.
Psalms 81:14I would soon subdue their enemies, And turn my hand against their adversaries.
Psalms 105:25He turned their heart to hate his people, To deal subtly with his servants.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 2:2-9
Jeremiah's First Message; The Divine Goodness to Israel. ( b. c. 629.) 1 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 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. 3 Israel was holiness unto the Lord , and the first-fruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the Lord . 4 Hear ye the word of the… Read the whole commentary →