1 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
2 Go and proclaim in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus says the Lord: I remember you, the kindness of your youth,the love of your espousals,when you followed Me in the wilderness,in a land that was not sown.
3 Israel is holy to the Lord,and the first fruits of His harvest.All who eat of it will become guilty;disaster will come upon them,says the Lord.
4 Hear the word of the Lord, O house of Jacoband all the families of the house of Israel.
5 Thus says the Lord: What iniquity have your fathers found inMe,that they have gone far from Me,and have walked after vanityand have become vain?