Jeremiah 2:1

Jeremiah 2:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)The word of the Lord came to me:
• English Standard Version (ESV)The word of the Lord came to me, saying,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

Context of Jeremiah 2:1

The Lord gave me another message. He said, 2“Go and shout this message to Jerusalem. This is what the Lord says: “I remember how eager you were to please me as a young bride long ago, how you loved me and followed me even through the barren wilderness. 3In those days Israel was holy to the Lord, the first of his children. All who harmed his people were declared guilty, and disaster fell on them. I, the Lord, have spoken!”

Jeremiah 2:1 word by word

וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Moreover the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• came to me, sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for Jeremiah 2:1

• Jeremiah 1:11Then the Lord said to me, “Look, Jeremiah! What do you see?” And I replied, “I see a branch from an almond tree.”
• Jeremiah 7:1The Lord gave another message to Jeremiah. He said,
• Jeremiah 23:28“Let these false prophets tell their dreams, but let my true messengers faithfully proclaim my every word. There is a difference between straw and grain!
• Ezekiel 7:1Then this message came to me from the Lord:
• Hebrews 1:1Long ago God spoke many times and in many ways to our ancestors through the prophets.
• 2 Peter 1:21or from human initiative. No, those prophets were moved by the Holy Spirit, and they spoke from God.

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

Topics related to Jeremiah 2:1

• Prophets

In the dictionaries

• Attire
• Bitter
• Cry
• Degenerate
• Handle
• Hold
• Holiness
• Noble

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