Jeremiah 2:1

And the word of Yahweh came unto me, saying;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

In Context

2Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem saying—Thus saith Yahweh, I remember in thy behalf, the lovingkindness of thy youthful days, The love of thy bridal estate,—Thy coming out after me, Through the desert, Through a land, not sown:

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Cross References

Jeremiah 1:11Moreover the Word of Yahweh came unto me saying, What canst thou see Jeremiah? And I said, A twig of an almond-tree, can I see.

Jeremiah 23:28The prophet with whom is a dream, Let him relate it as a dream, And he with whom is my word, Let him speak my word as truth,—What is the chaff to the wheat? Demandeth Yahweh:

Hebrews 1:1Whereas, in many parts and in many ways of old, God spake unto the fathers, in the prophets,

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 →

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