American Standard Version
Jeremiah 5:8
8they were as fed horses roaming at large; every one neighed after his neighbor’s wife.
Jeremiah 5:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour’s wife.
- New International Version (NIV)They are well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing for another man’s wife.
- English Standard Version (ESV)They were well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing for his neighbor's wife.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They were like well-fed lusty stallions; Every one neighed after his neighbor’s wife.
Context of Jeremiah 5:8
6Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, a wolf of the evenings shall destroy them, a leopard shall watch against their cities; every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces; because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased. 7How can I pardon thee? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods. When I had fed them to the full, they committed adultery, and assembled themselves in troops at the harlots’ houses; they were as fed horses roaming at large; every one neighed after his neighbor’s wife. 9Shall I not visit for these things? saith Jehovah; and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this? 10Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her branches; for they are not Jehovah’s.
Read all of Jeremiah 5Jeremiah 5:8 word by word
סוּסִ֥ים מְיֻזָּנִ֖ים מַשְׁכִּ֣ים הָי֑וּ אִ֛ישׁ אֶל־אֵ֥שֶׁת רֵעֵ֖הוּ יִצְהָֽלוּ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Jeremiah 5:8
- Jeremiah 13:27I have seen thine abominations, even thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, on the hills in the field. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! thou wilt not be made clean; how long shall it yet be?
- Genesis 39:9he is not greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back anything from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
- Exodus 20:14Thou shalt not commit adultery.
- Deuteronomy 5:18Neither shalt thou commit adultery.
- 2 Samuel 11:2And it came to pass at eventide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.
- Job 31:9If my heart hath been enticed unto a woman, And I have laid wait at my neighbor’s door;
- Matthew 5:27Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
Commentaries on Jeremiah 5:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8After his neighbor's wife - This may have been literally true, as the abominations of idolatry, in which they were so deeply practiced, would necessarily produce such a state of things as that here mentioned.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8In the morning - Render, they rove about. Some prefer, “(horses) from Mesech.”Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8These verses list the evidence of sins the people committed, such as: rejecting the Lord worshiping pagan gods engaging in sexual misconduct (Jeremiah 7:9; 12:16; Numbers 25:1–3; Deuteronomy 32:21; Joshua 23:7; Zephaniah 1:5; Galatians 4:8) Idolatry and adultery were closely linked in Israel because both broke an exclusive covenant.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. in the morning--(Is 5:11). "Rising early in the morning" is a phrase for unceasing eagerness in any pursuit; such was the Jews' avidity after idol-worship. Maurer translates from a different Hebrew root, "continually wander to and fro," inflamed with lust (Jr 2:23). But English Version is simpler (compare Jr 13:27; Eze 22:11).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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