Do not bow in worship to them, and do not serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, bringing the consequences of the fathers’ iniquity on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate me,
Jeremiah 2:9 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised 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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the LORD, and with your children's children will I plead. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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. American Standard Version (1901) Wherefore I will yet contend with you, saith Jehovah, and with your children’s children will I contend. Common English Bible That is why I will take you to court and charge even your descendants, declares the LORD. Catholic Public Domain Version Because of this, I will still contend in judgment against you, says the Lord, and I will dispute with your sons. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Therefore will I yet contend in judgement with you, saith the Lord, and I will plead with your children. |
Do not bow in worship to them, and do not serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, bringing the consequences of the fathers’ iniquity on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate me,
Remind me. Let’s argue the case together. Recount the facts, so that you may be vindicated.
Why do you bring a case against me? All of you have rebelled against me. This is the Lord’s declaration.
you claim, ‘I am innocent. His anger is sure to turn away from me.’ But I will certainly judge you because you have said, ‘I have not sinned.’
In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel, and as an adult he wrestled with God.
Rebuke your mother; rebuke her. For she is not my wife and I am not her husband. Let her remove the promiscuous look from her face and her adultery from between her breasts.
Hear the word of the Lord, people of Israel, for the Lord has a case against the inhabitants of the land: There is no truth, no faithful love, and no knowledge of God in the land!
then I will turn against that man and his family, and cut off from their people both him and all who follow him in prostituting themselves with Molech.
Listen to the Lord’s lawsuit, you mountains and enduring foundations of the earth, because the Lord has a case against his people, and he will argue it against Israel.