1. The Lord spoke this word to me:
2. “Go and speak to the people of Jerusalem. Say to them: This is what the Lord says:‘When you were a young nation, you were faithful to me.You loved me like a young bride.You followed me through the desert.It was a land that had never been planted.
3. The people of Israel were holy to the Lord.They were like the first fruits from his harvest.Those who tried to hurt Israel were judged guilty.Disasters happened to them,’” says the Lord.