Jeremiah 2:2 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Go, 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.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Go and say in the ears of Jerusalem, The Lord says, I still keep the memory of your kind heart when you were young, and your love when you became my bride; how you went after me in the waste of sand, in an unplanted land.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
Go 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, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land not sown.
World English Bible (WEB)
Go, and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus says Yahweh, 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.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
`Go, and thou hast called in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus said Jehovah: I have remembered for thee The kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, Thy going after Me in a wilderness, in a land not sown.
| Go | הָלֹ֡ךְ | hālōk | ha-LOKE |
| and cry | וְקָֽרָאתָ֩ | wĕqārāʾtā | veh-ka-ra-TA |
| in the ears | בְאָזְנֵ֨י | bĕʾoznê | veh-oze-NAY |
| of Jerusalem, | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם | yĕrûšālaim | yeh-roo-sha-la-EEM |
| saying, | לֵאמֹ֗ר | lēʾmōr | lay-MORE |
| Thus | כֹּ֚ה | kō | koh |
| saith | אָמַ֣ר | ʾāmar | ah-MAHR |
| the Lord; | יְהוָ֔ה | yĕhwâ | yeh-VA |
| I remember | זָכַ֤רְתִּי | zākartî | za-HAHR-tee |
| thee, the kindness | לָךְ֙ | lok | loke |
| youth, thy of | חֶ֣סֶד | ḥesed | HEH-sed |
| the love | נְעוּרַ֔יִךְ | nĕʿûrayik | neh-oo-RA-yeek |
| of thine espousals, | אַהֲבַ֖ת | ʾahăbat | ah-huh-VAHT |
| wentest thou when | כְּלוּלֹתָ֑יִךְ | kĕlûlōtāyik | keh-loo-loh-TA-yeek |
| after | לֶכְתֵּ֤ךְ | lektēk | lek-TAKE |
| wilderness, the in me | אַחֲרַי֙ | ʾaḥăray | ah-huh-RA |
| in a land | בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר | bammidbār | ba-meed-BAHR |
| that was not | בְּאֶ֖רֶץ | bĕʾereṣ | beh-EH-rets |
| sown. | לֹ֥א | lōʾ | loh |
| זְרוּעָֽה׃ | zĕrûʿâ | zeh-roo-AH |