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Jeremiah 2:1

What does Jeremiah 2:1 mean?

A plain-English look at Jeremiah 2:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

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

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,

Context

v.1This passage

v.2Go, and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, I remember for thee the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals; how thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Jeremiah 23:28

    The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the straw to the wheat? saith Jehovah.

  • Jeremiah 1:11

    Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond-tree.

  • Jeremiah 7:1

    The word that came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,

  • Ezekiel 7:1

    Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

  • 2 Peter 1:21

    For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit.

  • Hebrews 1:1

    God, having of old time spoken unto the fathers in the prophets by divers portions and in divers manners,

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