Jeremiah 2:1

Modern

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

Traditional

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

Literal

And the word of YHWH came to me saying,

Latin

Et factum est verbum Domini ad me, dicens:

Hebrew

English

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

Jeremiah used marriage, infidelity, and divorce as images to show Judah's spiritual betrayal.

Theme notes and profiles

Jeremiah 23:28
Let the prophet who has a dream retell it, but let him who has My word speak it truthfully. For what is straw compared to grain?” declares the LORD.
Jeremiah 7:1
This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
Jeremiah 1:11
And the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” “I see a branch of an almond tree,” I replied.
Ezekiel 7:1
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Hebrews 1:1
On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets.
2 Peter 1:21
For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.