Jeremiah 2:2-4

Good News Translation

“I remember how faithful you were when you were young,
    how you loved me when we were first married;
you followed me through the desert,
    through a land that had not been planted.
³ Israel, you belonged to me alone;
    you were my sacred possession.
I sent suffering and disaster
    on everyone who hurt you.
I, the Lord, have spoken.”