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You have all rebelled against me,&#8221 declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Why do you accuse me of doing wrong? You are the ones who have rebelled,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Why do you contend with me? You have all transgressed against me, declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Why do you bring a case against Me? You have all rebelled against Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Wherefore will ye plead with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Why will you plead with Me? You all have transgressed against Me,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Why do you contend with Me? You have all revolted against Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Why do you contend with Me? You have all transgressed against Me,&#8221 declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Why do you contend with Me? You have all transgressed against Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Why do you contend with Me? You have all transgressed against Me,” declares Yahweh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Why do you complain <i>and</i> contend with Me? You have all rebelled (transgressed) against Me,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Why do you bring a case against me? All of you have rebelled against me. This is the LORD’s declaration.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Why do you bring a case against Me? All of you have rebelled against Me. This is the LORD&#8217s declaration. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Wherefore will ye contend with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD said to Israel: You accuse me of not saving you, but I say you have rebelled. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Wherefore will ye plead with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Why do you complain about me? All of you have rebelled against me," declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />What is your complaint? Why have you rebelled against me? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Why do you contend with me? You have rebelled against me," declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Why do you bring a case against Me? You have all rebelled against Me,? declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Why do you try to refute me? All of you have rebelled against me," says the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Why will you contend with me? You all have transgressed against me," says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Why will ye plead with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Why will you contend with me? You all have transgressed against me,” says Yahweh. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Why do you strive with Me? All of you have transgressed against Me,” "" A declaration of YHWH.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Why do ye strive with Me? All of you have transgressed against Me, An affirmation of Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Wherefore will ye contend against me? all ye transgressed against me, says Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Why will you contend with me in judgement? you have all forsaken me, saith the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Why do you want to contend against me in judgment? You have all forsaken me, says the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Why are you arguing with me? You have all rebelled against me—oracle of the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Why do you complain against me? You have all rebelled against me, says the LORD.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Why then do you contend with me? You all have transgressed against me, says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Why do you judge with me, all of you? You have been false with me, says LORD JEHOVAH<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Wherefore will ye contend with Me? Ye all have transgressed against Me, Saith the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Wherefore do ye speak unto me? ye all have been ungodly, and ye all have transgressed against me, saith the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/2-29.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=548" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/2.htm">Israel's Unfaithfulness</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">28</span>But where are the gods you made for yourselves? Let them rise up in your time of trouble and save you if they can; for your gods are as numerous as your cities, O Judah. <span class="reftext">29</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: lām·māh (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">Why</a> <a href="/hebrew/7378.htm" title="7378: ṯā·rî·ḇū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- Or ruwb; a primitive root; properly, to toss, i.e. Grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. Hold a controversy; to defend.">do you bring a case</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāy (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">against Me?</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kul·lə·ḵem (N-msc:: 2mp) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">You have all</a> <a href="/hebrew/6586.htm" title="6586: pə·ša‘·tem (V-Qal-Perf-2mp) -- To rebel, transgress. A primitive root; to break away, i.e. Trespass, apostatize, quarrel.">rebelled</a> <a href="/hebrew/bî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">against Me,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um- (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD.</a> </span><span class="reftext">30</span>“I have struck your sons in vain; they accepted no discipline. Your own sword has devoured your prophets like a voracious lion.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-18.htm">Isaiah 1:18-20</a></span><br />“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool. / If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land. / But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-1.htm">Hosea 4:1-2</a></span><br />Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land! / Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-1.htm">Micah 6:1-2</a></span><br />Hear now what the LORD says: “Arise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice. / Hear, O mountains, the LORD’s indictment, you enduring foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against His people, and He will argue it against Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-25.htm">Ezekiel 18:25-30</a></span><br />Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Hear now, O house of Israel: Is it My way that is unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust? / If a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, he will die for this. He will die because of the iniquity he has committed. / But if a wicked man turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will save his life. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-13.htm">Malachi 3:13-15</a></span><br />“Your words against Me have been harsh,” says the LORD. “Yet you ask, ‘What have we spoken against You?’ / You have said, ‘It is futile to serve God. What have we gained by keeping His requirements and walking mournfully before the LORD of Hosts? / So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-26.htm">Isaiah 43:26-28</a></span><br />Remind Me, let us argue the matter together. State your case, so that you may be vindicated. / Your first father sinned, and your spokesmen rebelled against Me. / So I will disgrace the princes of your sanctuary, and I will devote Jacob to destruction and Israel to reproach.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/3-1.htm">Amos 3:1-2</a></span><br />Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt: / “Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-3.htm">Isaiah 5:3-4</a></span><br />“And now, O dwellers of Jerusalem and men of Judah, I exhort you to judge between Me and My vineyard. / What more could have been done for My vineyard than I have done for it? Why, when I expected sweet grapes, did it bring forth sour fruit?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-29.htm">Matthew 23:29-33</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous. / And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ / So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-1.htm">Romans 2:1-5</a></span><br />You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on another. For on whatever grounds you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things. / And we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth. / So when you, O man, pass judgment on others, yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-43.htm">John 8:43-47</a></span><br />Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you are unable to accept My message. / You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies. / But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me! ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-33.htm">Matthew 21:33-41</a></span><br />Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. / When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit. / But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-47.htm">Luke 11:47-51</a></span><br />Woe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them. / So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs. / Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51-53</a></span><br />You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. / Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers— / you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-19.htm">Romans 9:19-21</a></span><br />One of you will say to me, “Then why does God still find fault? For who can resist His will?” / But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, “Why did You make me like this?” / Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Why will you plead with me? you all have transgressed against me, said the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">will ye plead</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/2-23.htm">Jeremiah 2:23,35</a></b></br> How canst thou say, I am not polluted, I have not gone after Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: <i>thou art</i> a swift dromedary traversing her ways; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/3-2.htm">Jeremiah 3:2</a></b></br> Lift up thine eyes unto the high places, and see where thou hast not been lien with. In the ways hast thou sat for them, as the Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness.</p><p class="hdg">ye all have</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/5-1.htm">Jeremiah 5:1</a></b></br> Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be <i>any</i> that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/6-13.htm">Jeremiah 6:13</a></b></br> For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one <i>is</i> given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/9-2.htm">Jeremiah 9:2-6</a></b></br> Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they <i>be</i> all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/2-22.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-17.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-9.htm">Charges</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-24.htm">Complain</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-9.htm">Contend</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-22.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-19.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-9.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-9.htm">Plead</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-24.htm">Rebelled</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-25.htm">Strive</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-8.htm">Transgressed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-14.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/3-10.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-35.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-31.htm">Charges</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-1.htm">Complain</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-1.htm">Contend</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-10.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-5.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-24.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-35.htm">Plead</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-13.htm">Rebelled</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-15.htm">Strive</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-13.htm">Transgressed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-31.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/2-1.htm">God having shown his former kindness, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/2-5.htm">expostulates with the people on their causeless and unexampled revolt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/2-14.htm">They are the causes of their own calamities</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/2-18.htm">The sins and idolatries of Judah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/2-35.htm">Her confidence is rejected.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Why do you bring a case against Me?</b><br>This phrase reflects a legal metaphor, common in prophetic literature, where God is portrayed as a plaintiff in a courtroom setting. The Israelites are depicted as bringing a lawsuit against God, questioning His actions or perceived inaction. This reflects the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where God is the suzerain and Israel the vassal. The Israelites' complaints may stem from their suffering or perceived injustices, yet God challenges their right to question Him, given their own unfaithfulness. This echoes the broader biblical theme of God's justice and the people's accountability, as seen in <a href="/job/40-2.htm">Job 40:2</a>, where God questions Job's right to contend with Him.<p><b>You have all rebelled against Me,”</b><br>The rebellion of Israel is a recurring theme throughout the Old Testament. This phrase underscores the collective nature of Israel's sin, indicating that the rebellion is not isolated to a few individuals but is widespread among the people. Historically, this rebellion can be seen in their idolatry, social injustices, and failure to uphold the covenant. The use of "all" emphasizes the totality of their disobedience, reminiscent of the collective sin of humanity described in <a href="/romans/3-23.htm">Romans 3:23</a>. This rebellion is not just a breach of law but a personal affront to God, who desires a relationship with His people.<p><b>declares the LORD.</b><br>The phrase "declares the LORD" is a prophetic formula that asserts the authority and authenticity of the message. It signifies that the words spoken are not merely the prophet's but are directly from God. This divine declaration is a reminder of God's sovereignty and His right to judge His people. The use of God's covenant name, often rendered as "LORD" in English translations, emphasizes His eternal and unchanging nature, as well as His faithfulness to His promises, despite Israel's unfaithfulness. This is consistent with the prophetic tradition, where the authority of the message is rooted in its divine origin, as seen in similar declarations throughout the books of the prophets.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the people of Judah. He is known for his prophecies of judgment and calls for repentance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who is addressing His people through the prophet Jeremiah. He is portrayed as a just and righteous judge.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_judah.htm">The People of Judah</a></b><br>The audience of Jeremiah's message. They are accused of rebellion and unfaithfulness to their covenant with God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_covenant.htm">The Covenant</a></b><br>The agreement between God and Israel, where Israel was to follow God's laws and commandments, and in return, God would be their protector and provider.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/rebellion.htm">Rebellion</a></b><br>The act of defying or resisting authority, in this context, the authority of God. The people of Judah are accused of this rebellion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_rebellion.htm">Understanding Rebellion</a></b><br>Recognize that rebellion against God is not just a historical issue but a present-day challenge. It involves turning away from God's commandments and pursuing our own desires.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_righteous_judgment.htm">God's Righteous Judgment</a></b><br>Acknowledge that God, as a righteous judge, has the authority to bring charges against His people. His judgments are just and aimed at bringing us back to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Emphasize the importance of repentance. God’s confrontation of our rebellion is an invitation to return to Him and restore our relationship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/self-examination.htm">Self-Examination</a></b><br>Encourage believers to examine their own lives for areas of rebellion or disobedience. This introspection is crucial for spiritual growth and alignment with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_faithfulness.htm">Covenant Faithfulness</a></b><br>Highlight the importance of remaining faithful to our covenant with God, which, for Christians, is through Jesus Christ. This faithfulness is demonstrated through obedience and love.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/isaiah_4's_restoration_vs._ot_judgment.htm">How do claims in Isaiah 4 regarding future restoration align or conflict with other Old Testament prophecies about judgment and destruction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_response_to_wrong_requests.htm">Will you seek me and live?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_jeremiah_21_2_contradict_divine_protection.htm">How can Jeremiah 21:2 claim the Lord would not rescue Jerusalem when other passages promise divine protection for the city?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_swearing.htm">Why does God cause people's hearts to harden?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(29) <span class= "bld">Wherefore will ye plead with me?</span>--The reply of the accuser to the false pleas of the accused. The transgression was too open to be glossed over. No plea was available but that of a full confession of the guilt into which Israel had fallen.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 29.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Wherefore will ye plead with me</span>? How can ye be so brazen-faced as to attempt to justify yourselves? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/2-29.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Why</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֥מָּה</span> <span class="translit">(lām·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">do you bring a case</span><br /><span class="heb">תָרִ֖יבוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ṯā·rî·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7378.htm">Strong's 7378: </a> </span><span class="str2">To toss, grapple, to wrangle, controversy, to defend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against Me?</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלָ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You have all</span><br /><span class="heb">כֻּלְּכֶ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(kul·lə·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rebelled against Me,”</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּשַׁעְתֶּ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(pə·ša‘·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6586.htm">Strong's 6586: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break away, trespass, apostatize, quarrel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">declares</span><br /><span class="heb">נְאֻם־</span> <span class="translit">(nə·’um-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> </span><span class="str2">An oracle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/2-29.htm">Jeremiah 2:29 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/2-29.htm">Jeremiah 2:29 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/2-29.htm">Jeremiah 2:29 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/2-29.htm">Jeremiah 2:29 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/2-29.htm">Jeremiah 2:29 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/2-29.htm">Jeremiah 2:29 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/2-29.htm">Jeremiah 2:29 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/2-29.htm">Jeremiah 2:29 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/2-29.htm">Jeremiah 2:29 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/2-29.htm">Jeremiah 2:29 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/2-29.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 2:29 Why will you contend with me? 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