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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/2.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/2.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220Therefore I bring charges against you again,&#8221 declares the LORD. &#8220And I will bring charges against your children&#8217s children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Therefore, I will bring my case against you,” says the LORD. “I will even bring charges against your children’s children in the years to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Therefore I still contend with you, declares the LORD, and with your children’s children I will contend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, I will contend with you again, declares the LORD, and I will bring a case against your children’s children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the LORD, and with your children's children will I plead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Therefore I will yet bring charges against you,” says the LORD, “And against your children’s children I will bring charges.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Therefore I will still contend with you,” declares the LORD, “And I will contend with your sons’ sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Therefore I will yet contend with you,&#8221 declares the LORD, &#8220And with your sons&#8217 sons I will contend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Therefore I will yet contend with you,” declares the LORD, “And with your sons’ sons I will contend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Therefore I will yet contend with you,” declares Yahweh, “And with your sons’ sons I will contend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Therefore I will still contend (struggle) with you [by bringing judgment on you],” says the LORD, “And I will contend with your children’s children.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, I will bring a case against you again. This is the LORD’s declaration. I will bring a case against your children’s children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, I will bring a case against you again. This is the LORD&#8217s declaration. I will bring a case against your children&#8217s children. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Wherefore I will yet contend with you, saith Jehovah, and with your children's children will I contend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I will take you to court and accuse you and your descendants * <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the LORD, and with your children's children will I plead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"That is why I am bringing charges against you," declares the LORD, "and I am bringing charges against your grandchildren.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"And so I, the LORD, will state my case against my people again. I will bring charges against their descendants. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Therefore I'll again accuse you," declares the LORD, "and I'll accuse your grandchildren."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, I will contend with you again, declares the LORD, and I will bring a case against your children?s children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"So, once more I will state my case against you," says the LORD. "I will also state it against your children and grandchildren. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Therefore I will yet contend with you," says the LORD, "and I will contend with your children's children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the LORD, and with your children's children will I plead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Therefore I will yet contend with you,” says Yahweh, “and I will contend with your children’s children. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore, I yet plead with you,” "" A declaration of YHWH, "" “And I plead with your sons’ sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Therefore, yet I plead with you, An affirmation of Jehovah, And with your sons' sons I plead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For this I will even contend, with you, says Jehovah, and with your sons' sons will I contend.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Therefore will I yet contend in judgement with you, saith the Lord, and I will plead with your children. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Because of this, I will still contend in judgment against you, says the Lord, and I will dispute with your sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Therefore I will again accuse you—oracle of the LORD— even your children’s children I will accuse. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore once more I accuse you, says the LORD, and I accuse your children’s children.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Therefore I will yet contend with you, says the LORD; and with your children's children I will contend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because of this, I shall contend with you, says LORD JEHOVAH, and I shall contend with the children of your children<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the LORD, And with your children's children will I plead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Therefore I will yet plead with you, and will plead with your children's children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/2-9.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=306" 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 has Forsaken God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>The priests did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD?’ The experts in the law no longer knew Me, and the leaders rebelled against Me. The prophets prophesied by Baal and followed useless idols. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: lā·ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">Therefore,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7378.htm" title="7378: ’ā·rîḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- Or ruwb; a primitive root; properly, to toss, i.e. Grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. Hold a controversy; to defend.">I will contend</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’it·tə·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ōḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more.">you again,</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> <a href="/hebrew/7378.htm" title="7378: ’ā·rîḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- Or ruwb; a primitive root; properly, to toss, i.e. Grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. Hold a controversy; to defend.">and I will bring a case</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">your children’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">children.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>Cross over to the coasts of Cyprus and take a look; send to Kedar and consider carefully; see if there has ever been anything like this:…<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="/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="/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="/ezekiel/20-4.htm">Ezekiel 20:4</a></span><br />Will you judge them, will you judge them, son of man? Confront them with the abominations of their fathers<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-2.htm">Micah 6:2-3</a></span><br />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: / ‘My people, what have I done to you? Testify against Me how I have wearied you!<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="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30-32</a></span><br />Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall. / Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel? / For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-5.htm">Malachi 3:5</a></span><br />“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-49.htm">Luke 11:49-51</a></span><br />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.’ / As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world, / from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-5.htm">Romans 2:5-6</a></span><br />But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. / God “will repay each one according to his deeds.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/2-1.htm">Hebrews 2:1-3</a></span><br />We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. / For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every transgression and disobedience received its just punishment, / how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,<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="/1_corinthians/10-22.htm">1 Corinthians 10:22</a></span><br />Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-4.htm">Revelation 2:4-5</a></span><br />But I have this against you: You have abandoned your first love. / Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Why I will yet plead with you, said the LORD, and with your children's children will I plead.</p><p class="hdg">I will</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/2-29.htm">Jeremiah 2:29,35</a></b></br> Wherefore will ye plead with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith the LORD… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/3-13.htm">Isaiah 3:13</a></b></br> The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/43-26.htm">Isaiah 43:26</a></b></br> Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.</p><p class="hdg">with your</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/20-5.htm">Exodus 20:5</a></b></br> Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God <i>am</i> a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth <i>generation</i> of them that hate me;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/20-5.htm">Leviticus 20:5</a></b></br> Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/2-3.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-17.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/isaiah/50-8.htm">Charges</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-20.htm">Children</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-21.htm">Children's</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-16.htm">Contend</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-19.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-16.htm">Plead</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-8.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-2.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/2-12.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-17.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-29.htm">Charges</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-16.htm">Children</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-29.htm">Children's</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-29.htm">Contend</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-12.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-29.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-29.htm">Plead</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-14.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-14.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>Therefore, I will contend with you again, declares the LORD</b><br>This phrase indicates a continuation of God's legal dispute with Israel, reminiscent of a courtroom setting. The term "contend" suggests a formal accusation or charge, highlighting God's role as both judge and plaintiff. This reflects the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where God holds His people accountable for their unfaithfulness. The use of "again" implies a history of previous contentions, emphasizing Israel's repeated disobedience. This echoes earlier prophetic messages, such as those found in <a href="/isaiah/1-18.htm">Isaiah 1:18</a>, where God invites Israel to reason together, and <a href="/hosea/4.htm">Hosea 4:1</a>, where God brings charges against the inhabitants of the land.<p><b>and I will bring a case against your children’s children</b><br>This phrase underscores the generational impact of Israel's unfaithfulness. The consequences of their actions are not limited to the current generation but extend to future descendants. This reflects the biblical principle of generational accountability, as seen in <a href="/exodus/20-5.htm">Exodus 20:5</a>, where God speaks of visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation. It also serves as a warning of the enduring nature of covenantal breaches. The mention of "children's children" highlights the seriousness of the charges and the long-term implications of Israel's spiritual adultery. This prophetic warning is a call to repentance, urging the people to return to their covenant obligations to avoid future judgment.<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 warning 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 speaking through Jeremiah, expressing His displeasure with the people's unfaithfulness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which is the primary audience of Jeremiah's prophecies. They are being warned of impending judgment due to their idolatry and disobedience.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/children's_children.htm">Children’s Children</a></b><br>This phrase indicates the generational impact of the people's sins, suggesting that the consequences of their actions will affect future generations.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/contend.htm">Contend</a></b><br>In Hebrew, the word used here is (rîb), which means to plead, dispute, or bring a legal case. It signifies God's legal case against His people for their covenant unfaithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_righteous_judgment.htm">God's Righteous Judgment</a></b><br>God is just in His judgments. He holds His people accountable for their actions, emphasizing the seriousness of covenant unfaithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generational_impact_of_sin.htm">Generational Impact of Sin</a></b><br>Our actions have consequences that can affect future generations. It is crucial to live righteously and teach our children to do the same.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Even in judgment, God’s desire is for His people to return to Him. Repentance can change the course of our lives and those of future generations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Despite the people's unfaithfulness, God remains faithful to His covenant. His willingness to contend with them shows His commitment to their relationship.<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/is_there_evidence_of_a_divine_lawsuit_in_micah.htm">In Micah 6:1–2, is there any historical or archaeological evidence of an actual “lawsuit” scenario or divine courtroom setting involving Israel? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_zech._1_12's_70_years_align_historically.htm">Is there any corroborating evidence for the 70-year period mentioned in Zechariah 1:12, or does it conflict with known historical timelines?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_god_always_strive_with_man.htm">Will God always strive with man? (Genesis 6:3 vs. Psalm 103:9)</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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">I will yet plead with you.</span>--We hear, as it were, the echo of the words of <a href="/hosea/2-2.htm" title="Plead with your mother, plead: for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband: let her therefore put away her prostitutions out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts;">Hosea 2:2</a>. The injured lord and husband will appear as the accuser of the faithless bride, and set forth her guilt as in an indictment.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I will yet plead</span>, etc. Repeated acts of rebellion call forth repeated abjurations and punishments. <span class="cmt_word">With your children's children</span>. For God "visits the iniquity of the fathers upon the children" (<a href="/exodus/20-5.htm">Exodus 20:5</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/2-9.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">Therefore,</span><br /><span class="heb">לָכֵ֗ן</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḵên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> </span><span class="str2">So -- thus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will contend</span><br /><span class="heb">אָרִ֥יב</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·rîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<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">with</span><br /><span class="heb">אִתְּכֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(’it·tə·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nearness, near, with, by, at, among</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you again,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹ֛ד</span> <span class="translit">(‘ōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5750.htm">Strong's 5750: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more</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">יְהוָ֑ה</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 /><br /><span class="word">and I will bring a case</span><br /><span class="heb">אָרִֽיב׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·rîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<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</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nearness, near, with, by, at, among</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your children’s</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">children.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְנֵיכֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·nê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/2-9.htm">Jeremiah 2:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/2-9.htm">Jeremiah 2:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/2-9.htm">Jeremiah 2:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/2-9.htm">Jeremiah 2:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/2-9.htm">Jeremiah 2:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/2-9.htm">Jeremiah 2:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/2-9.htm">Jeremiah 2:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/2-9.htm">Jeremiah 2:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/2-9.htm">Jeremiah 2:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/2-9.htm">Jeremiah 2:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/2-9.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 2:9 Therefore I will yet contend with you (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/2-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 2:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 2:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/2-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 2:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 2:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>