Jeremiah 2:1-3

NSB^{(i) 1} Jehovah spoke his word to me: ² »Go and announce to Jerusalem, ‘This is what Jehovah 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 was not sown (farmed). ³ »‘»Israel was dedicated (consecrated) to Jehovah. It was the best part of the harvest. All who consumed it became guilty, and disaster struck them,«’« says Jehovah.