Jeremiah 2:3

“Israel was holiness unto the LORD, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the LORD.”

"Israel was holiness unto the LORD, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the LORD." - Jeremiah 2:3
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What does Jeremiah 2:3 mean?

Jeremiah 2:3 from the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible states: "Israel was holiness unto the Lord, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the Lord." This verse is part of the larger passage in which the…

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Set Apart for Glory: The Sacredness of Being God's Own

**Devotional: Set Apart for Glory: The Sacredness of Being God's Own** **Scripture:** "Israel was holiness unto the LORD, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the LORD." - Jeremiah 2:3 (KJV) In the midst of the…

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A Prayer for Restoration and Holiness

O Holy and Sovereign Lord, We come before You today with humble hearts, recognizing Your glory and holiness. As we reflect upon Your Word in Jeremiah 2:3, "Israel was holiness unto the LORD, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come…

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Jeremiah 2:3 - "Israel was holiness unto the LORD, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the LORD."
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Jeremiah 21:3 - "¶ Then said Jeremiah unto them, Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah:"
Jeremiah 33:3
Jeremiah 33:3
Jeremiah 3:1
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Jeremiah 20:3 - "And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, The LORD hath not called thy name Pashur, but Magor-missabib."
Jeremiah 3:2 - "Lift up thine eyes unto the high places, and see where thou hast not been lien with. In the ways hast thou sat for them, as the Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness."
Jeremiah 35:3 - "Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habaziniah, and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites;"
Jeremiah 3:3 - "Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore's forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed."
Jeremiah 46:3 - "Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle."
Jeremiah 37:3 - "And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the LORD our God for us."
Jeremiah 48:3 - "A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction."
"¶ Then said Jeremiah unto them, Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah:" - Jeremiah 21:3
Jeremiah 13:3 - "And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying,"
Jeremiah 25:2 - "The which Jeremiah the prophet spake unto all the people of Judah, and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying,"
Jeremiah 24:3 - "Then said the LORD unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the evil, very evil, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil."
Jeremiah 18:3 - "Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels."
Jeremiah 20:2 - "Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD."
Jeremiah 32:2 - "For then the king of Babylon's army besieged Jerusalem: and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which was in the king of Judah's house."
Nehemiah 10:2 - "Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,"
Jeremiah 40:2 - "And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place."
Jeremiah 33:2-11
Jeremiah 33:2-11
Jeremiah 10:3 - "For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe."
Jeremiah 3:11 - "And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah."
Jeremiah 37:2 - "But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the LORD, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah."
Jeremiah 3:9 - "And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks."