Jeremiah Chapter 2 verse 29 Holy Bible

ASV Jeremiah 2:29

Wherefore will ye contend with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith Jehovah.
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BBE Jeremiah 2:29

Why will you put forward your cause against me? You have all done evil against me, says the Lord.
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DARBY Jeremiah 2:29

Wherefore would ye contend with me? Ye all have transgressed against me, saith Jehovah.
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KJV Jeremiah 2:29

Wherefore will ye plead with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith the LORD.
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WBT Jeremiah 2:29


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WEB Jeremiah 2:29

Why will you contend with me? you all have transgressed against me, says Yahweh.
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YLT Jeremiah 2:29

Why do ye strive with Me? All of you have transgressed against Me, An affirmation of Jehovah.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 29. - Wherefore will ye plead with me? How can ye be so brazen-faced as to attempt to justify yourselves?

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(29) Wherefore will ye plead with me?--The reply of the accuser to the false pleas of the accused. The transgression was too open to be glossed over. No plea was available but that of a full confession of the guilt into which Israel had fallen.