1And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:stylus1 Peter 2:10, 1 Peter 2:10, Hosea 2:23, Hosea 2:23, Ezekiel 11:202Go, and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying: Thus saith the Lord: I have remembered thee, pitying thy youth, and the love of thy espousals, when thou followedst me in the desert, in a land that is not sown.stylusIsaiah 50:1, Isaiah 50:1, Ezekiel 23:45, Jeremiah 3:13, Ezekiel 23:453Israel is holy to the Lord, the firstfruits of his increase: all they that devour him offend: evils shall come upon them, saith the Lord.stylusEzekiel 16:22, Ezekiel 16:22, Isaiah 32:13, Isaiah 32:14, Isaiah 32:134Hear ye the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all ye families of the house of Israel:stylusJeremiah 13:14, Ezekiel 8:18, Hosea 1:2, Hosea 1:6, Jeremiah 13:145Thus saith the Lord: What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?stylusJeremiah 44:17, Jeremiah 44:18, Isaiah 1:21, Hosea 2:8, Hosea 3:16And they have not said: Where is the Lord, that made us come up out of the land of Egypt? that led us through the desert, through a land uninhabited and unpassable, through a land of drought, and the image of death, through a land wherein no man walked, nor any man dwelt?stylusJob 19:8, Job 19:8, Lamentations 3:7, Lamentations 3:9, Job 3:237And I brought you into the land of Carmel, to eat the fruit thereof, and the best things thereof: and when ye entered in, you defiled my land and made my inheritance an abomination.stylusJeremiah 2:2, Jeremiah 2:2, Hosea 5:13, Hosea 5:13, Luke 15:178The priests did not say: Where is the Lord? and they that held the law knew me not, and the pastors transgressed against me: and the prophets prophesied in Baal, and followed idols.stylusIsaiah 1:3, Isaiah 1:3, Hosea 8:4, Hosea 13:2, Hosea 4:119Therefore will I yet contend in judgment with you, saith the Lord, and I will plead with your children.stylusHaggai 1:6, Haggai 1:11, Malachi 1:4, Malachi 3:18, Hosea 2:310Pass over to the isles of Cethim, and see: and send into Cedar, and consider diligently: and see if there hath been done any thing like this.stylusEzekiel 23:29, Ezekiel 23:29, Hosea 5:13, Hosea 5:14, Jeremiah 13:2211If a nation hath changed their gods, and indeed they are not gods: but my people have changed their glory into an idol.stylusIsaiah 1:13, Isaiah 1:14, Isaiah 1:13, Isaiah 1:14, Amos 5:2112Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and ye gates thereof, be very desolate, saith the Lord.stylusIsaiah 7:23, Isaiah 5:5, Isaiah 7:23, Isaiah 5:5, Hosea 13:813For my people have done two evils. They have forsaken me, the fountain of living water, and have digged to themselves cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.stylusJudges 3:7, Hosea 13:6, Judges 3:7, Hosea 13:6, Hosea 13:114Is Israel a bondman, or a homeborn slave? why then is he become a prey?stylusIsaiah 40:1, Isaiah 40:2, Isaiah 40:1, Isaiah 40:2, Ezekiel 20:3515The lions have roared upon him, and have made a noise, they have made his land a wilderness: his cities are burnt down, and there is none to dwell in them.stylusEzekiel 28:26, Jeremiah 2:2, Ezekiel 28:26, Jeremiah 2:2, Hosea 11:116The children also of Memphis, and of Taphnes have defloured thee, even to the crown of the head.stylusIsaiah 54:5, Isaiah 54:5, Hosea 2:7, Hosea 2:7, Jeremiah 3:1417Hath not this been done to thee, because thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God at that time, when he led thee by the way?stylusExodus 23:13, Exodus 23:13, Psalms 16:4, Joshua 23:7, Psalms 16:418And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the troubled water? And what hast thou to do with the way of the Assyrians, to drink the water of the river?stylusEzekiel 34:25, Ezekiel 34:25, Ezekiel 39:9, Ezekiel 39:10, Ezekiel 39:919Thy own wickedness shall reprove thee, and thy apostasy shall rebuke thee. Know thou, and see that it is an evil and a bitter thing for thee, to have left the Lord thy God, and that my fear is not with thee, saith the Lord the God of hosts.stylus2 Corinthians 11:2, 2 Corinthians 11:2, Revelation 21:2, Revelation 21:2, Isaiah 54:1420Of old time thou hast broken my yoke, thou hast burst my bands, and thou saidst: I will not serve. For on every high hill, and under every green tree thou didst prostitute thyself.stylusJohn 17:3, 1 John 5:20, John 17:3, 1 John 5:20, 1 John 4:621Yet, I planted thee a chosen vineyard, all true seed: how then art thou turned unto me into that which is good for nothing, O strange vineyard?stylusZechariah 8:12, Zechariah 8:12, Matthew 6:33, Matthew 6:33, Isaiah 65:2422Though thou wash thyself with nitre, and multiply to thyself the herb borith, thou art stained in thy iniquity before me, saith the Lord God.stylusHosea 1:4, Joel 2:19, Hosea 1:11, Hosea 1:4, Joel 2:1923How canst thou say: I am not polluted, I have not walked after Baalim? see thy ways in the valley, know what thou hast done: as a swift runner pursuing his course.stylusRomans 9:25, Romans 9:26, Romans 9:25, Romans 9:26, 1 Peter 2:924A wild ass accustomed to the wilderness in the desire of his heart, snuffed up the wind of his love: none shall turn her away: all that seek her shall not fail: in her monthly filth they shall find her.stylus25Keep thy foot from being bare, and thy throat from thirst. But thou saidst: I have lost all hope, I will not do it: for I have loved strangers, and I will walk after them.stylus26As the thief is confounded when he is taken, so is the house of Israel confounded, they and their kings, their princes and their priests, and their prophets.stylus27Saying to a stock: Thou art my father: and to a stone: Thou hast begotten me: they have turned their back to me, and not their face: and in the time of their affliction they will say: Arise, and deliver us.stylus28Where are the gods, whom thou hast made thee? let them arise and deliver thee in the time of thy affliction: for according to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Juda.stylus29Why will you contend with me in judgment? you have all forsaken me, saith the Lord.stylus30In vain have I struck your children, they have not received correction: your sword hath devoured your prophets, your generation is like a ravaging lion.stylus31See ye the word of the Lord: Am I become a wilderness to Israel, or a lateward springing land? why then have my people said: We are revolted, we will come to thee no more?stylus32Will a virgin forget her ornament, or a bride her stomacher? but my people hath forgotten me days without number.stylus33Why dost thou endeavour to shew thy way good to seek my love, thou who hast also taught thy malices to be thy ways,stylus34And in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor and innocent? not in ditches have I found them, but in all places, which I mentioned before.stylus35And thou hast said: I am without sin and am innocent: and therefore let thy anger be turned away from me. Behold, I will contend with thee in judgment, because thou hast said: I have not sinned.stylus36How exceeding base art thou become, going the same ways over again! and thou shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria.stylus37For from thence thou shalt go, and thy hand shall be upon thy head: for the Lord hath destroyed thy trust, and thou shalt have nothing prosperous therein.stylus