Jeremiah 2:1

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After his call in chapter 1, Jeremiah begins his public ministry. Chapter 2 is one of his earliest messages and reads like a covenant lawsuit, in which God brings charges against his unfaithful people.

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Jeremiah 1:9Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.
Jeremiah 2:2“Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘I remember the devotion of your youth, your love as a bride, how you followed Me in the wilderness, in a land not sown.
Jeremiah 2:13“For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns— broken cisterns that cannot hold water.
John 4:13Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y FUÉ á mí palabra de Jehová, diciendo:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Me habló nuevamente el Señor y dijo:

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Jeremiah 2:1

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