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Jeremiah 2:9

Therefore, I will contend with you again, declares the LORD, and I will bring a case against your children’s children.

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ASV

Wherefore I will yet contend with you, saith Jehovah, and with your children’s children will I contend.

KJV

Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the Lord, and with your children’s children will I plead.

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10 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
לָכֵ֗ןla.Khen<to> thereforeH3651 →
עֹ֛ד'odagainH5750 →
אָרִ֥יב'a.RivI will contendH7378 →
אִתְּכֶ֖ם'i.te.Khemwith youH854 →
נְאֻם־ne.'um-[the] utterance ofH5002 →
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand withH854 →
בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] children ofH1121 →
בְנֵיכֶ֖םve.nei.Khemchildren yourH1121 →
אָרִֽיב׃'a.RivI will contendH7378 →

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Ezekiel 20:35–36And I will bring you into the wilderness of the nations, where I will enter into judgment with you face to face.Exodus 20:5You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,Jeremiah 2:35you say, ‘I am innocent. Surely His anger will turn from me.’ Behold, I will judge you, because you say, ‘I have not sinned.’Micah 6:2Hear, 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:Psalms 50:7“Hear, O My people, and I will speak, O Israel, and I will testify against you: I am God, your God.Acts 22:7I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?’Hosea 2:2Rebuke your mother, rebuke her, for she is not My wife, and I am not her husband. Let her remove the adultery from her face and the unfaithfulness from between her breasts.Isaiah 43:26Remind Me, let us argue the matter together. State your case, so that you may be vindicated.Jeremiah 2:29Why do you bring a case against Me? You have all rebelled against Me,” declares the LORD.Leviticus 20:5then I will set My face against that man and his family and cut off from among their people both him and all who follow him in prostituting themselves with Molech.Isaiah 3:13The LORD arises to contend; He stands to judge the people.Ezekiel 20:35And I will bring you into the wilderness of the nations, where I will enter into judgment with you face to face.Ezekiel 17:20I will spread My net over him and catch him in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment upon him there for the treason he committed against Me.

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About Jeremiah

The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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