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Jeremiah 2:3

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Israel was holiness unto the Lord, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the Lord.

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  1. Jeremiah 2:1

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

  2. Jeremiah 2:2

    Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the Lord; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.

  3. Jeremiah 2:4

    Hear ye the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:

  4. Jeremiah 2:5

    Thus saith the Lord, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?

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