Jeremiah 2:9

9. Plead Better. contend. It is the term used of the plaintiff making accusation in court. It covers all means, corrective or punitive, which would tend to establish the right.

Children’s children The fathers are mentioned in Jeremiah 2:5, the present generation in Jeremiah 2:7; Jeremiah 2:9, and here, their descendants. In all, a fundamental moral unity is assumed. They are one in sin, and so will be one in punishment.