Jeremiah 2:29

29 “Why do you bring charges against me? You have all rebelled against me,” declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 2:29 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
29 Wherefore will ye plead with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith the LORD.
English Standard Version (ESV)
29 "Why do you contend with me? You have all transgressed against me, declares the LORD.
New Living Translation (NLT)
29 Why do you accuse me of doing wrong? You are the ones who have rebelled,” says the LORD .
The Message Bible (MSG)
29 "What do you have against me, running off to assert your 'independence'?" God's Decree.
American Standard Version (ASV)
29 Wherefore will ye contend with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith Jehovah.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
29 "Why do you complain about me? All of you have rebelled against me," declares the LORD.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
29 Why do you bring a case against Me? All of you have rebelled against Me. [This is]*The bracketed text has been added for clarity. the Lord's declaration.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
29 "Why do you bring charges against me? All of you have refused to obey me," announces the Lord.

Jeremiah 2:29 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 2:29

Wherefore will ye plead with me?
&c.] Strive and contend, chide, murmur, and complain, when evil came upon them, as if the Lord dealt hardly with them, and as if they had never sinned against him; when their case would not bear to be brought into judgment and examined openly; what would they get by that but shame and disgrace? ye all have transgressed against me, saith the Lord;
high and low, rich and poor, great and small; men of all ranks, degrees, and character; kings, priests and prophets; and therefore ought not to contend with God, and charge him with injustice or unkindness, but themselves with folly and wickedness.

Jeremiah 2:29 In-Context

27 They say to wood, ‘You are my father,’ and to stone, ‘You gave me birth.’ They have turned their backs to me and not their faces; yet when they are in trouble, they say, ‘Come and save us!’
28 Where then are the gods you made for yourselves? Let them come if they can save you when you are in trouble! For you, Judah, have as many gods as you have towns.
29 “Why do you bring charges against me? You have all rebelled against me,” declares the LORD.
30 “In vain I punished your people; they did not respond to correction. Your sword has devoured your prophets like a ravenous lion.
31 “You of this generation, consider the word of the LORD: “Have I been a desert to Israel or a land of great darkness? Why do my people say, ‘We are free to roam; we will come to you no more’?

Cross References 1

  • 1. Jeremiah 5:1; Jeremiah 6:13; Daniel 9:11; Micah 3:11; Micah 7:2
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