Jeremiah 2:4

“Hear ye the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel.] The Lord, by the prophet, having observed his great kindness to this people, what they were unto him, and what a regard he had for them, proceeds to upbraid them with their ingratitude, and requires an attention to what he was about to say; all are called upon, because, all were guilty. This respects the two tribes of Judah and Benjamin, and the several families in them. The ten tribes had been long carried captive.”

“Jacob . . . Israel--the whole nation. families--(See on Jer 1:15). Hear God's word not only collectively, but individually (Zac 12:12-14).”

“Hear ye: Jer 5:21, Jer 7:2, Jer 13:15, Jer 19:3, Jer 34:4, Jer 44:24-26; Isa 51:1-4; Hos 4:1; Mic 6:1 all the families: Jer 31:1, Jer 33:24 Jeremiah 2:5”

“But Israel did not remain true to its first love; it has forgotten the benefits and blessings of its God, and has fallen away from Him in rebellion. Jer 2:4-5 "Hear the word of Jahveh, house of Jacob, and all families of the house of Israel. Jer 2:5. Thus saith Jahveh, What have your fathers found in me of wrongfulness, that they are gone far from me, and have gone after vanity, and are become vain? Jer 2:6. And they said not, Where is Jahveh that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us in the wilderness, in the land of steppes and of pits, in the land of drought and of the shadow of death, in a land that no one passes through and where no man dwells? Jer 2:7. And I brought you…”