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. ³^eIsrael was holiness unto the Lord, and ^fthe firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him ^gshall offend; ^hevil shall come upon them, saith the Lord.

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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.
e Ex. 28:26. So Ex. 19:5, 6.
fSee James 1:18.
hComp. ch. 12:14.

Cross references

c Deut. 2:7. Cant. 3:6.
g Eze. 25:12 (Heb.). Comp. ch. 50:7.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

“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.

Israel was holy to the Lord,

the firstfruits of his harvest.

All who ate of it incurred guilt;

disaster came upon them,

declares the Lord.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“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.

Israel was holy to the Lord,

the firstfruits of his harvest;

all who devoured her were held guilty,

and disaster overtook them,’ ”

declares the Lord.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“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.

Israel was holy to the Lord,

the firstfruits of his harvest.

All who ate of it found themselves guilty;

disaster came on them.”

This is the Lord’s declaration.

NLTNew Living Translation

“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.

In 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!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“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.

Israel was holy to Yahweh,

the first fruit of his produce.

All those who ate it were held guilty;

disaster came to them,” declares Yahweh.’ ”