Jeremiah 2:9

9 "That is why I am bringing charges against you," declares the LORD, "and I am bringing charges against your grandchildren.

Jeremiah 2:9 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 2:9

Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the Lord
Either verbally, by reasoning with them, and reproving them for their ignorance, stupidity, and idolatry; or by deeds, inflicting punishment upon them; so the Targum,

``therefore I will take vengeance on you, or punish you, saith the Lord:''

and with your children's children will I plead;
who imitate their parents, and do the same evil things as they, which the Lord knew they would; and was particularly true of the Jews in the times of Christ, for which reason wrath came upon them to the uttermost.

Jeremiah 2:9 In-Context

7 I 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.

8 The 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.

9 "That is why I am bringing charges against you," declares the LORD, "and I am bringing charges against your grandchildren.

10 Go over to the coasts of Cyprus, and see. Send [someone] to Kedar, and observe closely. See if there has ever been anything like this.

11 Has 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.