Jeremiah 2:3
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“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.”
רֵאשִׁית
Beginning, the first and most important. Reshit. In the beginning God was already there. Before time before creation before everything God existed and was at work.
רַע
calamity
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רַע
Evil, wicked, bad. Ra. The LORD will keep you from all evil. Not just some evil or most evil. All evil. His protection matches His power.
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קֹדֶשׁ
was a holy thing
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קֹדֶשׁ
Holiness, sacredness. Qodesh. That which belongs to God. Holy holy holy is the LORD of hosts. His holiness fills the whole earth.
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel. To struggle with God and prevail. The name given to Jacob. God's chosen people. Those who wrestle honestly with God.
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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תְּבוּאָה
produce/ his
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תְּבוּאָה
income, i.e. produce (literally or figuratively)
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נְאֻם
the utterance of
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נְאֻם
an oracle
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