Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
plentiful—literally, "a land of Carmel," or "well-cultivated land": a garden land, in contrast to the "land of deserts" (Jeremiah 2:6).
defiled—by idolatries (Judges 2:10-17; Psalms 78:58-59; Psalms 106:38).
you . . . ye—change to the second person from the third, "they" (Jeremiah 2:6), in order to bring home the guilt to the living generation.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Jeremiah 2:7:
Isaiah 1:2
Amos 7:17
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