Jeremiah 2:9

Jeremiah 2:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the Lord, and with your children’s children will I plead.
• New International Version (NIV)“Therefore I bring charges against you again,” declares the Lord. “And I will bring charges against your children’s children.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Therefore I still contend with you, declares the Lord, and with your children's children I will contend.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Therefore I will yet bring charges against you,” says the Lord, “And against your children’s children I will bring charges.

Context of Jeremiah 2:9

7I brought them into a fertile land to eat its fruit and its produce. They came and made my land unclean. They made my property disgusting. 8The priests didn’t ask, “Where is the Lord?” Those who deal with my teachings didn’t know me. The rulers rebelled against me. The prophets prophesied in the name of Baal and followed statues that couldn’t help them. “That is why I am bringing charges against you,” declares the Lord, “and I am bringing charges against your grandchildren. 10Go over to the coasts of Cyprus, and see. Send ⌞someone⌟ to Kedar, and observe closely. See if there has ever been anything like this. 11Has any nation ever exchanged gods? (Their gods aren’t really gods.) Yet, my people have exchanged their Glory for something that doesn’t help them.

Jeremiah 2:9 word by word

לָכֵ֗ן עֹ֛ד אָרִ֥יב אִתְּכֶ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה וְאֶת־בְּנֵ֥י בְנֵיכֶ֖ם אָרִֽיב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Wherefore I will yet pleadרִיבrîyb rûb · to contendH7378
• with you, saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and with your children’sבֵּןbên · son: childH1121

Cross-references for Jeremiah 2:9

• Jeremiah 2:29“Why do you complain about me? All of you have rebelled against me,” declares the Lord.
• Isaiah 3:13The Lord takes his place in the courtroom. He stands to judge his people.
• Isaiah 43:26Remind me ⌞of what happened⌟. Let us argue our case together. State your case so that you can prove you are right.
• Ezekiel 20:35I will bring you into the desert of the nations. There I will put you on trial face to face.
• Hosea 2:2“Plead with your mother; plead with her. She no longer acts like my wife. She no longer treats me like her husband. Tell her to stop acting like a prostitute. Tell her to remove the lovers from between her breasts.
• Micah 6:2Listen to the Lord’s lawsuit, you mountains. Listen, you strong foundations of the earth. The Lord has filed a lawsuit against his people. He is arguing his case against Israel.
• Exodus 20:5Never worship them or serve them, because I, the Lord your God, am a God who does not tolerate rivals. I punish children for their parents’ sins to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me.
• Leviticus 20:5I will condemn them and their families. I will exclude them from the people. I will exclude from the people everyone who chases after Molech as if he were a prostitute.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 2:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9I will yet plead with you - אריב arib, I will maintain my process, vindicate my own conduct, and prove the wickedness of yours.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Plead - The word used by the plaintiff setting forth his accusation in a law-court (see Job 33:13 note). With you - The present generation, who by joining in Manasseh‘s apostasy have openly violated Yahweh‘s covenant. The fathers made the nation what it now is, the children will receive it such as the present generation are now making it to be, and God will judge it according as the collective working of the past, the present, and the future tends to good…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-13Verses 9-13 Before God punishes sinners, he pleads with them, to bring them to repentance. He pleads with us, what we should plead with ourselves. Be afraid to think of the wrath and curse which will be the portion of those who throw themselves out of God's grace and favour. Grace in Christ is compared to water from a fountain, it being cooling and refreshing, cleansing and making fruitful: to living water, because it quickens dead sinners, revives…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9Therefore often means the Lord was about to make a decision (for example, Jeremiah 5:14; 6:21). The Hebrew word translated bring a case can mean "strive" or "contend." It might also suggest combat, like a fight, a verbal argument, or a legal case in court. Because the nation's leaders (Jeremiah 2:8) did not guide the people to him, the Lord planned to present his case against them. He was creating a court where he would be both the plaintiff and the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. yet plead--namely, by inflicting still further judgments on you. children's children--Three manuscripts and Jerome omit "children's"; they seem to have thought it unsuitable to read "children's children," when "children" had not preceded. But it is designedly so written, to intimate that the final judgment on the nation would be suspended for many generations [Horsley]. (Compare Eze 20:35, 36; Mi 6:2).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Jeremiah 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings