Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ²Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the Lord; I remember ^||thee, the kindness of ^athy youth, ^bthe love of thine espousals, ^cwhen thou wentest after me in the wilderness, ^din a land that was not sown.

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Footnotes

||Or, for thy sake.
ach. 3:4. See Ps. 129:1.
b Ezek. 16:8, 22, 43, 60. See ch. 3:14. Comp. Rev. 2:4.
dSo Deut. 8:2, 3. Amos 2:10.

Cross references

c Deut. 2:7. Cant. 3:6.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

The word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem, Thus says the Lord,

“I remember the devotion of your youth,

your love as a bride,

how you followed me in the wilderness,

in a land not sown.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The word of the Lord came to me: “Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem:

“This is what the Lord says:

“ ‘I remember the devotion of your youth,

how as a bride you loved me

and followed me through the wilderness,

through a land not sown.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The word of the Lord came to me: “Go and announce directly to Jerusalem that this is what the Lord says:

I remember the loyalty of your youth,

your love as a bride—

how you followed me in the wilderness,

in a land not sown.

NLTNew Living Translation

The Lord gave me another message. He said, “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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying, “Go and proclaim in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh,

“I remember concerning you the loyal love of your childhood,

the love of your betrothal-time,

your going after me in the desert,

in the land not sown.