The Lord's Admonitions on the Sabbath

It's against the rules to end a public reading of scripture on the Sabbath on a bad note. We may be Bane Hametzari in the midst of the three weeks, but it's still Sabbath,. So we read on into Jeremiah 2 just three more verses where God suddenly turns nostalgic for the good old days. The Lord compares Israel to the first fruits of harvest which must be brought to the temple and presented to the priesthood.