Jeremiah 2:9
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“Therefore I will yet plead with you,” saith the Lord, “and with your children’s children will I plead.
Wherefore I will yet contend with you, saith Jehovah, and with your children’s children will I contend.
“Therefore I will still contend (struggle) with you [by bringing judgment on you],” says the Lord, “And I will contend with your children’s children.”
Therefore I will still contend with you [by inflicting further judgments on you], says the Lord, and with your children’s children will I contend.
¶ Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the Lord, and with your children’s children will I plead.
Therefore, I will bring a case against you again. This is the Lord’s declaration. I will bring a case against your children’s children.
Therefore, I will bring a case against you again. This is the Lord’s declaration. I will bring a case against your children’s children.
That is why I will take you to court and charge even your descendants, declares the Lord.
“So again I state my case against you,” says Adonai, “and state it against your grandchildren too.
I will take you to court and accuse you and your descendants *
Therefore will I yet plead with you, saith Jehovah, and with your children's children will I plead.
Therefore will I yet contend in judgement with you, saith the Lord, and I will plead with your children.
The Lord says, “So now I will accuse you again, and I will also accuse your grandchildren.
So the Lord says this: ‘Because of your sins, I will speak against you in court. I will show that you are guilty, as well as your children and your grandchildren.
So I am bringing charges against you again, declares the Lord, and I am bringing charges against your children’s children.
“Therefore I still contend with you, declares the Lord, and with your children's children I will contend.
“Therefore I still contend with you, declares the Lord, and with your children's children I will contend.
“So now I will ·again tell what I have against [accuse; charge] you,” says the Lord. “And I will ·tell what I have against [accuse; charge] ·your grandchildren [L the sons of your sons].
Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the Lord, and I will plead with your children’s children.
“That is why I am bringing charges against you,” declares the Lord, “and I am bringing charges against your grandchildren.
“And so I, the Lord, will state my case against my people again. I will bring charges against their descendants.
Therefore, I will bring a case against you again. This is the Lord’s declaration. I will bring a case against your children’s children.
“So now I will again tell what I have against you,” says the Lord. “And I will tell what I have against your grandchildren.
“Therefore I’ll again accuse you,” declares the Lord, “and I’ll accuse your grandchildren.”
¶ Therefore I will yet enter into judgment with you, saith the LORD, and I will plead with your children’s children.
Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the Lord, and with your children's children will I plead.
Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the Lord, and with your children’s children will I plead.
“Therefore I will yet contend with you,” declares Yahweh, “And with your sons’ sons I will contend.
Therefore I again bring a lawsuit against you,” declares Yahweh, “and with your children I bring a lawsuit.
But I will not give you up—I will plead for you to return to me and will keep on pleading; yes, even with your children’s children in the years to come!
“Because of all this, I’m bringing charges against you” —God’s Decree— “charging you and your children and your grandchildren. Look around. Have you ever seen anything quite like this? Sail to the western islands and look. Travel to the Kedar wilderness and look. Look closely. Has this ever happened before, That a nation has traded in its gods for gods that aren’t even close to gods? But my people have traded my Glory for empty god-dreams and silly god-schemes.
Therefore I will yet contend with you, says the Lord, and with your sons’ sons I will contend.
“That is why I am bringing charges against you,” declares Yahweh, “and I am bringing charges against your grandchildren.
Therefore I will again accuse you—oracle of the Lord— even your children’s children I will accuse.
“Therefore I will still contend with you,” declares the Lord, “And I will contend with your sons’ sons.
“Therefore I will yet contend with you,” declares the Lord, “And with your sons’ sons I will contend.
Therefore, says the Lord, I will once again accuse you, and I will further accuse even your children’s children.
“So now I will again tell what I have against you,” says the Lord. “And I will tell what I have against your grandchildren.
“So, once more I will state my case against you,” says the Lord. “I will also state it against your children and grandchildren.
“So I am bringing charges against you again,” announces the Lord. “And I will bring charges against your children’s children.
“Therefore I bring charges against you again,” declares the Lord. “And I will bring charges against your children’s children.
‘Therefore I bring charges against you again,’ declares the Lord. ‘And I will bring charges against your children’s children.
“Therefore I will yet bring charges against you,” says the Lord, “And against your children’s children I will bring charges.
“So I will still fight with you,” says the Lord. “And I will fight your children’s children.
Therefore, I will bring my case against you,” says the Lord. “I will even bring charges against your children’s children in the years to come.
Therefore once more I accuse you, says the Lord, and I accuse your children’s children.
Therefore once more I accuse you, says the Lord, and I accuse your children’s children.
Therefore once more I accuse you, says the Lord, and I accuse your children’s children.
Therefore once more I accuse you, says the Lord, and I accuse your children’s children.
Therefore I will yet bring lawsuit against you, saith Hashem, and against bnei beneichem will I bring lawsuit.
“Therefore, I will still plead with you,” says the LORD, “and I will plead with your children’s children.
“Therefore I still contend with you, says the Lord, and with your children’s children I will contend.
“Therefore I still contend with you, says the Lord, and with your children’s children I will contend.
Therefore I will plead with you again!” It is a declaration of Adonai. “I will contend with your children’s children.
This is the case that I bring against you and your descendants:
“Therefore I will yet contend with you,” says Yahweh, “and I will contend with your children’s children.
Therefore yet I shall strive with you in doom, saith the Lord, and I shall dispute with your sons. (And so I shall contend, or argue, with you in judgement, saith the Lord, and I shall dispute with your sons.)
Therefore, yet I plead with you, An affirmation of Jehovah, And with your sons' sons I plead.
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