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Jeremiah 2:1
1And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,
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Context of Jeremiah 2:1
And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying, 2Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith Jehovah: I remember for thee the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land not sown. 3Israel was holiness unto Jehovah, the first-fruits of his increase: all that devour him are guilty; evil shall come upon them, saith Jehovah.
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Cross-references for Jeremiah 2:1
- Jeremiah 1:11And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond-tree.
- Jeremiah 7:1The word that came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,
- Jeremiah 23:28The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell the dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith Jehovah.
- Ezekiel 7:1And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
- Hebrews 1:1God having spoken in many parts and in many ways formerly to the fathers in the prophets,
- 2 Peter 1:21for prophecy was not ever uttered by [the] will of man, but holy men of God spake under the power of [the] Holy Spirit.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 2:1
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Moreover - literally, And. Notice the connection between Jeremiah‘s call and first prophecy.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1God expostulates with his people. (Jr 2:1-8) Their revolt beyond example. (Jr 2:9-13) Guilt the cause of sufferings. (Jr 2:14-19) The sins of Judah. (Jr 2:20-28) Their false confidence. (Jr 2:29-37) Verses 1-8 Those who begin well, but do not persevere, will justly be upbraided with their hopeful and promising beginnings. Those who desert religion, commonly oppose it more than those who never knew it. For this they could have no excuse. God's spiritual…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-13Jeremiah used marriage, infidelity, and divorce as images to show Judah's spiritual betrayal.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-37Probably in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah (Jr 1:2; compare Jr 3:6, "also ... in ... days of Josiah"). The warning not to rely as they did on Egypt (Jr 2:18), was in accordance with Josiah's policy, who took part with Assyria and Babylon against Egypt (2Ki 23:29). Jeremiah, doubtless, supported the reformation begun by Josiah, in the previous year (the twelfth of his reign), and fully carried out in the eighteenth. 2. cry--proclaim…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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