Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
“And with your sons’ sons I will contend.
King James Version
Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the LORD, and with your children's children will I plead.
Holman Bible
This is the Lord’s declaration.
I will bring a case against your children’s children.
International Standard Version
"Therefore I'll again accuse you," declares the LORD, "and I'll accuse your grandchildren."
A Conservative Version
Therefore I will yet contend with you, says LORD, and I will contend with your son's sons.
American Standard Version
Wherefore I will yet contend with you, saith Jehovah, and with your children's children will I contend.
Amplified
“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.”
Bible in Basic English
For this reason, I will again put forward my cause against you, says the Lord, even against you and against your children's children.
Darby Translation
Therefore will I yet plead with you, saith Jehovah, and with your children's children will I plead.
Julia Smith Translation
For this I will even contend, with you, says Jehovah, and with your sons' sons will I contend.
King James 2000
Therefore I will yet plead with you, says the LORD, and with your children's children will I plead.
Lexham Expanded Bible
{Therefore} I again bring a lawsuit against you," {declares} Yahweh, "and with {your children} I bring a lawsuit.
Modern King James verseion
Therefore I will contend with you, says Jehovah, and with your son's sons I will enter into judgment.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"Wherefore I am constrained, sayeth the LORD, to make my complaint upon you, and upon your children.
NET Bible
"So, once more I will state my case against you," says the Lord. "I will also state it against your children and grandchildren.
New Heart English Bible
"Therefore I will yet contend with you," says the LORD, "and I will contend with your children's children.
The Emphasized Bible
Therefore yet further will I plead with you Declareth Yahweh, Yea with your children's children, will I plead.
Webster
Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the LORD, and with your children's children will I plead.
World English Bible
"Therefore I will yet contend with you," says Yahweh, "and I will contend with your children's children.
Youngs Literal Translation
Therefore, yet I plead with you, An affirmation of Jehovah, And with your sons' sons I plead.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 2:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Unfaithfulness Of Contemporary Israel
8
The priests did not say, 'Where is the LORD?' Those who handle the law did not know me; the shepherds transgressed against me; the prophets prophesied by Baal and went after things that do not profit.
9
“And with your sons’ sons I will contend.
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Cross References
Ezekiel 20:35-36
And I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there I will enter into judgment with you face to face.
Jeremiah 2:35
you say, 'I am innocent; surely his anger has turned from me.' Behold, I will bring you to judgment for saying, 'I have not sinned.'
Exodus 20:5
You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me,
Micah 6:2
Hear, you mountains, the indictment of the LORD, and you enduring foundations of the earth, for the LORD has an indictment against his people, and he will contend with Israel.
Leviticus 20:5
then I will set my face against that man and against his clan and will cut them off from among their people, him and all who follow him in whoring after Molech.
Isaiah 3:13
The LORDhas taken his place to contend; he stands to judge peoples.
Isaiah 43:26
Put me in remembrance; let us argue together; set forth your case, that you may be proved right.
Jeremiah 2:29
"Why do you contend with me? You have all transgressed against me, declares the LORD.
Hosea 2:2
"Plead with your mother, plead-- for she is not my wife, and I am not her husband-- that she put away her whoring from her face, and her adultery from between her breasts;