1. Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
2. Go and cry out in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the Lord: I remember thee, the mercy of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou didst go after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.
3. Israel was holiness unto the Lord and the firstfruits of his increase; all that devour him shall be found guilty; evil shall come upon them, saith the Lord.
4. Hear ye the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel;