Jeremiah 2:1
וַיְהִי דְבַר ־ יְהוָה אֵלַי לֵאמֹֽר ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
In Context
Cross References
Jeremiah 1:11וַיְהִי דְבַר ־ יְהוָה אֵלַי לֵאמֹר מָה ־ אַתָּה רֹאֶה יִרְמְיָהוּ וָאֹמַר מַקֵּל שָׁקֵד אֲנִי רֹאֶֽה ׃
Jeremiah 23:28הַנָּבִיא אֲשֶׁר ־ אִתּוֹ חֲלוֹם יְסַפֵּר חֲלוֹם וַאֲשֶׁר דְּבָרִי אִתּוֹ יְדַבֵּר דְּבָרִי אֱמֶת מַה ־ לַתֶּבֶן אֶת ־ הַבָּר נְאֻם ־ יְהוָֽה ׃
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 →