Jeremiah 2:29

29 "Why do you contend with Me? You have 1all transgressed against Me," declares 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 Who say to a tree, 'You are my father,' And to a stone, 'You gave me birth.' For they have turned their back to Me, And not their face; But in the time of their trouble they will say, 'Arise and save us.'
28 "But where are your gods Which you made for yourself? Let them arise, if they can save you In the time of your trouble; For according to the number of your cities Are your gods, O Judah.
29 "Why do you contend with Me? You have all transgressed against Me," declares the LORD .
30 "In vain I have struck your sons; They accepted no chastening. Your sword has devoured your prophets Like a destroying lion.
31 "O generation, heed the word of the LORD . Have I been a wilderness to Israel, Or a land of thick darkness? Why do My people say, 'We are free to roam; We will no longer come to You'?

Cross References 1

  • 1. Jeremiah 5:1; Jeremiah 6:13; Daniel 9:11
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