1 the Lord’s word came to me, saying,
2 “Go, and proclaim in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, ‘the Lord says,“I remember for you the kindness of your youth,the love of your weddings;how you went after me in the wilderness,in a land that was not sown.
3 Israel was holiness to the Lord,the first fruits of his increase.All who devour him will be held guilty.Evil will come on them,”’ says the Lord.”
4 Hear the Lord’s word, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel!
5 the Lord says,“What unrighteousness have your fathers found in me,that they have gone far from me,and have walked after worthless vanity,and have become worthless?