Jeremiah 2:29
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Wherefore will ye plead with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith the Lord.Why do you bring a case against Me? You have all rebelled against Me,” declares the LORD.
In other translations
Wherefore will ye plead with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith the Lord.Why do you bring a case against Me? You have all rebelled against Me,” declares the LORD.
Hebrew words
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