Verse 29
Jeremiah 2:29
Darby Translation
29
Wherefore would ye contend with me? Ye all have transgressed against me, saith Jehovah.
Original Language Text
hebrew
לָ֥/מָּה תָרִ֖יבוּ אֵלָ֑/י כֻּלְּ/כֶ֛ם פְּשַׁעְתֶּ֥ם בִּ֖/י נְאֻם יְהוָֽה
English Translation
Why do you all contend with me? You have all rebelled against me, declares the Lord.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 2 Context
1
And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,
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Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith Jehovah: I remember for thee the kindness of...
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Israel was holiness unto Jehovah, the first-fruits of his increase: all that devour him are guilty;...
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Hear the word of Jehovah, house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel.
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Thus saith Jehovah: What injustice have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, an...
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6
And they said not, Where is Jehovah, that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us in the...
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And I brought you into a fruitful land, to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof; and ye entere...
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The priests said not, Where is Jehovah? and they that handled the law knew me not; and the shepherds...
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9
Therefore will I yet plead with you, saith Jehovah, and with your children's children will I plead.
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10
For pass over to the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and se...
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11
Hath a nation changed [its] gods? and they are no gods; but my people have changed their glory for t...
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12
Be astonished, ye heavens, at this, and shudder; be amazed very much, saith Jehovah.
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13
For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, to hew...
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14
Is Israel a bondman? Is he a home-born [slave]? Why is he become a spoil?
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15
The young lions roared against him, they gave forth their voice, and they made his land desolate: hi...
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16
Even the children of Noph and Tahapanes have fed on the crown of thy head.
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17
Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken Jehovah thy God (Elohim), at th...
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18
And now, what hast thou to do with the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Shihor? And what hast th...
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19
Thine own wickedness chastiseth thee, and thy backslidings reprove thee: know then and see that it i...
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20
For of old thou hast broken thy yoke, [and] burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not serve. For...
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21
And I, I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed; how then art thou turned into the degen...
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22
For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much potash, thine iniquity is marked before me,...
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23
How sayest thou, I am not defiled, I have not gone after the Baals? See thy way in the valley, ackno...
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a wild ass, used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind in her desire! In her ardour, who shal...
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Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst. But thou saidst, There is no hope;...
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As a thief is ashamed when he is found, so shall the house of Israel be ashamed they, their kings, t...
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saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth; for they have tur...
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28
Where then are thy gods that thou hast made for thyself? let them arise, if they can save thee in th...
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29
Wherefore would ye contend with me? Ye all have transgressed against me, saith Jehovah.
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In vain have I smitten your children: they received no correction. Your own sword hath devoured your...
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31
O generation, mark ye the word of Jehovah. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel, or a land of thick...
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32
Doth a virgin forget her ornaments, a bride her attire? But my people have forgotten me days without...
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33
How dost thou trim thy way to seek love! Therefore hast thou also accustomed thy ways to wickedness.
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Yea, in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the innocent poor, whom thou didst not encount...
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And thou sayest, Indeed I am innocent; his anger will turn from me. Behold, I will enter into judgme...
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Why dost thou gad about so much, and change thy way? Thou shalt also be brought to shame by Egypt, a...
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Thou shalt indeed go forth from her with thy hands upon thy head; for Jehovah hath rejected those th...
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