Jeremiah 2:9

For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see,.... Or, "to the isles of Chittim" (z); so called from Kittim the son of Javan, Gen 10:4 who, as Josephus says (a), possessed the island of Chethima, now…

Plead - The word used by the plaintiff setting forth his accusation in a law-court (see Job 33:13 note). With you - The present generation, who by joining in Manasseh’s apostasy have openly violated…

The prophet, having shown their base ingratitude in forsaking God, here shows their unparalleled fickleness and folly (Jer 2:9): I will yet plead with you. Note, Before God punishes sinners he pleads…

plead rather, contend, as both A.V. and R.V. rightly render in Isa 49:25; Isa 50:8. To the modern ear the word "plead" suggests intercession, entreaty, a sense which the Hebrew verb never bears.