Jeremiah 2:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Goהָלֹ֡ךְ
(ha·loch)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
and proclaimוְקָֽרָאתָ֩
(ve·ka·ra·ta)
7121: to call, proclaim, reada prim. root
in the earsבְאָזְנֵי֙
(ve·'a·ze·nei)
241: an earfrom an unused word
of Jerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם
(ye·ru·sha·lim)
3389: probably "foundation of peace," capital city of all Isr.from yarah and shalem
saying,לֵאמֹ֗ר
(le·mor)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
'Thusכֹּ֚ה
(koh)
3541: thus, herea prim. adverb
saysאָמַ֣ר
(a·mar)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
the LORD, 
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
"I rememberזָכַ֤רְתִּי
(za·char·ti)
2142: remembera prim. root
concerning you the devotionחֶ֣סֶד
(che·sed)
2617a: goodness, kindnessfrom chasad
of your youth,נְעוּרַ֔יִךְ
(ne·'u·ra·yich,)
5271: youth, early lifefrom the same as naar
The loveאַהֲבַ֖ת
(a·ha·vat)
160: love (noun)from aheb
of your betrothals,כְּלוּלֹתָ֑יִךְ
(ke·lu·lo·ta·yich;)
3623: betrothalfrom the same as kallah
Your followingלֶכְתֵּ֤ךְ
(lech·tech)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
afterאַחֲרַי֙
(a·cha·rai)
310: the hind or following partfrom achar
Me in the wilderness,בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר
(bam·mid·bar,)
4057b: wildernessfrom dabar
Through a landבְּאֶ֖רֶץ
(be·'e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
not sown.זְרוּעָֽה׃
(ze·ru·'ah.)
2232: to sow, scatter seeda prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Go
halak  (haw-lak')
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
and cry
qara'  (kaw-raw')
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
in the ears
'ozen  (o'-zen)
broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man) -- + advertise, audience, + displease, ear, hearing, + show.
of Jerusalem
Yruwshalaim  (yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im)
founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine -- Jerusalem.
saying
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Thus saith
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
I remember
zakar  (zaw-kar')
to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention
thee the kindness
checed  (kheh'-sed)
kindness; by implication (towards God) piety: rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
of thy youth
na`uwr  (naw-oor')
(only in plural collectively or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people) -- childhood, youth.
the love
'ahabah  (a-hab-aw)
love.
of thine espousals
kluwlah  (kel-oo-law')
bridehood (only in the plural) -- espousal.
when thou wentest
yalak  (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
after
'achar  (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
me in the wilderness
midbar  (mid-bawr')
a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs) -- desert, south, speech, wilderness.
in a land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
that was not sown
zara`  (zaw-rah')
to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify -- bear, conceive seed, set with sow(-er), yield.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Go and proclaim in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, 'Thus says the LORD, "I remember concerning you the devotion of your youth, The love of your betrothals, Your following after Me in the wilderness, Through a land not sown.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
"Go and announce directly to Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: I remember the loyalty of your youth, your love as a bride-- how you followed Me in the wilderness, in a land not sown.

International Standard Version
"Go and announce to Jerusalem: 'This is what the LORD says: "I remember the loyal devotion of your youth, your love as a bride. You followed me in the desert, in a land that was not planted.

NET Bible
"Go and declare in the hearing of the people of Jerusalem: 'This is what the LORD says: "I have fond memories of you, how devoted you were to me in your early years. I remember how you loved me like a new bride; you followed me through the wilderness, through a land that had never been planted.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Go and announce to Jerusalem, 'This is what the LORD says: I remember the unfailing loyalty of your youth, the love you had for me as a bride. I remember how you followed me into the desert, into a land that couldn't be farmed.

King James 2000 Bible
Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus says the LORD; I remember you, the kindness of your youth, the love of your betrothal, when you followed me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.
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