Jer 2:3, Dan 9:16 | ESV | STEP | Israel was holy to the Lord , the firstfruits of his harvest . All who ate of it incurred guilt ; disaster came upon them, declares the Lord .

Jeremiah 2:3

3 ^aIsrael was holy to the Lord,
^bthe firstfruits of his harvest.
^cAll who ate of it incurred guilt;
disaster came upon them,

declares the Lord.”

Daniel 9:16

16 “O Lord, ^daccording to all your righteous acts, let your anger and your wrath turn away from your city Jerusalem, ^eyour holy hill, ^fbecause for our sins, and for ^gthe iniquities of our fathers, ^hJerusalem and your people have become ⁱa byword among all who are around us.