King James Version (KJV)

Jeremiah 2:29

“Wherefore will ye plead with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith the LORD.”

Verse in context — Jeremiah 2

27

Saying to a stock, Thou [art] my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned [their] back unto me, and not [their] face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us.

28

But where [are] thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for [according to] the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah.

29

Wherefore will ye plead with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith the LORD.

30

In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.

31

O generation, see ye the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee?

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