1. Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, / 2. Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land {that was} not sown. →

Norm MacDonald here with the summary of Jeremiah 2. God explains that the people of Israel had forsaken Him, and were instead worshiping idols and foreign gods. He asks why they had done this, and why they had traded their glorious God for something else. →

Joe: Alright, so Jeremiah 2. What is the gist of this chapter? Bible Expert: Well the Lord is reminding the people of Israel of how he had chosen them to be his own people and how he had taken care of them in the wilderness when they were coming out of Egypt. →

Alex Trebek: Okay, so tell me a bit about yourself. Contestant: Well, I've been studying the Bible lately and Jeremiah 2 is a great chapter to start with! Alex Trebek: Uh...okay. Contestant: The chapter starts off with God asking the people why they have forsaken Him, and why they have gone after other gods which are not gods at all. →

Listen up, troops! Jeremiah 2 is all about God being pissed off. He's angry at his children for going after other gods and not sticking to him. He accuses them of going after worthless idols and claims that they have forgotten him. →

Batman: Something is amiss in Jerusalem, Robin. Jeremiah 2 tells us of God's anger with his people for their unfaithfulness. Robin: That's terrible, Batman! What did the people do? Batman: They abandoned God, Robin. →

Listen, Jack, here's the deal: In Jeremiah 2, God is fed up with the people of Israel and Judah. He says they have forsaken Him, the fountain of living water, and dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water. →

"In Jeremiah 2, we see an amazing development: God is sad! that his people have betrayed him. He says they have forsaken him to worship worthless idols - 'haters and losers', if you will. This is unbelievable! They have OVERRATED these idols, but God is still terrific and is determined to make things great again. →

Peter: Alrighty, so we're talkin' about Jeremiah. Lois: Yeah, he's God's prophet and he's been sent to deliver a message to the Israelites. Stewie: Oh, so he's like me, a messenger of doom. Brian: Ah, not quite. →