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Jeremiah 2:3

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 3 Israel was holy to Jehovah,+ the firstfruits of his harvest.”’
  
  ‘Anyone devouring him would become guilty.
  
  Disaster would come upon them,’ declares Jehovah.”+

Jeremiah 2:3

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 3 Israel was holy to Jehovah,+ the firstfruits of his harvest.”’
  
  ‘Anyone devouring him would become guilty.
  
  Disaster would come upon them,’ declares Jehovah.”+

Jeremiah 2:3

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 3 Israel was something holy* to Jehovah,+ the first yield to Him.”’*+ ‘Any persons devouring him would make themselves guilty.+ Calamity itself would come upon them,’ was the utterance of Jehovah.”+

Jeremiah 2:3

The Bible in Living English
- 3 Israel was a thing sacred to Jehovah, the first of his crop, whose eaters all had to expiate it: mischief came upon them, quoth Jehovah.

Jeremiah 2:3

The Emphasized Bible
- 3 Holiness was Israel unto Yahweh, The first-fruit of his increase,—All that devoured it were held guilty, Calamity used to come upon them,—Declareth Yahweh.

Jeremiah 2:3

King James Version
- 3 Israel was holiness unto the LORD, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the LORD.