Jeremiah 2:1
And he said, Thus says the Lord,
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
In Context
2I remember the kindness of your youth, and the love of your espousals,
Cross References
Jeremiah 1:11And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, What see you? And I said, A rod of an almond tree.
Jeremiah 23:28The prophet who has a dream, let him tell his dream; and he in whom is my word spoken to him, let him tell my word truly: what is the chaff to the corn? so are my words, says the Lord.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 2:1
It is probable that this chapter was Jeremiah's first sermon after his ordination; and a most lively pathetic sermon it is as any we have is all the books of the prophets. Let him not say, "I cannot speak, for I am a child;" for, God having touched his mouth and put his words into it, none can speak better. The scope of the chapter is to show God's people their transgressions, even the house of Jacob their sins; it is all by way of reproof and conviction, that they might be brought to repent of their sins and so… Read the whole commentary →