Jeremiah 2:29

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

Wherefore will ye plead with me? - i:e., contend with me for afflicting you (Jeremiah 2:23; Jeremiah 2:35.)

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Arno Geneva Study Bible

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Wherefore will ye plead with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith the LORD.
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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Guilt Established
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Daniel 9:11 ; Jeremiah 2:23 ; Jeremiah 2:35 ; Jeremiah 3:2 ; Jeremiah 5:1 ; Jeremiah 6:13 ; Jeremiah 9:2-6 ; Romans 3:19

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

Related Commentaries of Jeremiah 2:29

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Jeremiah 2:29