Jeremiah 9:13

Jeremiah 9:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Lord saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein;
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord said, “It is because they have forsaken my law, which I set before them; they have not obeyed me or followed my law.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the Lord says: "Because they have forsaken my law that I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice or walked in accord with it,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the Lord said, “Because they have forsaken My law which I set before them, and have not obeyed My voice, nor walked according to it,

Context of Jeremiah 9:13

11“And I will make Jerusalem a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.” 12Who is the man wise enough to understand this? To whom has the mouth of the LORD spoken, that he may explain it? Why is the land destroyed and scorched like a desert, so no one can pass through it? And the LORD answered, “It is because they have forsaken My law, which I set before them; they have not walked in it or obeyed My voice. 14Instead, they have followed the stubbornness of their hearts and gone after the Baals, as their fathers taught them.” 15Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I will feed this people wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink.

Jeremiah 9:13 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֔ה עַל־עָזְבָם֙ אֶת־תּ֣וֹרָתִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֖תִּי לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם וְלֹא־שָׁמְע֥וּ בְקוֹלִ֖י וְלֹא־הָ֥לְכוּ בָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

• And the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• answeredאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• It is becauseעַל‛al · uponH5921
• they have forsakenעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• My lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• I setנָתַןnâthan · to give: if only!H5414
• before themפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• they have notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• walkedהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• obeyedשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: obeyH8085
• My voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963

Cross-references for Jeremiah 9:13

• Jeremiah 22:9Then people will reply, ‘Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God and have worshiped and served other gods.’”
• Deuteronomy 31:16And the LORD said to Moses, “You will soon rest with your fathers, and these people will rise up and prostitute themselves with the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake Me and break the covenant I have made with them.
• 2 Chronicles 7:19But if you turn away and forsake the statutes and commandments I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods,
• Ezra 9:10And now, our God, what can we say after this? For we have forsaken the commandments
• Psalms 89:30If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments,
• Psalms 119:53Rage has taken hold of me because of the wicked who reject Your law.
• Proverbs 28:4Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.
• Zephaniah 3:1Woe to the city of oppressors, rebellious and defiled!

Commentaries on Jeremiah 9:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10-22Verses 10-22 The punishment described in general terms in the preceding three verses is now detailed at great length. Jeremiah 9:10 The habitations i. e - the temporary encampments of the shepherds (see Jeremiah 6:3). So that none can … - Or, “They are parched up, with no man to pass through them; neither do they hear the voice of cattle; from the birds of the heaven even to the beasts they “are fled, they are gone.” Jeremiah 9:11 Dragons - Rather…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-22Verses 12-22 In Zion the voice of joy and praise used to be heard, while the people kept close to God; but sin has altered the sound, it is now the voice of lamentation. Unhumbled hearts lament their calamity, but not their sin, which is the cause of it. Let the doors be shut ever so fast, death steals upon us. It enters the palaces of princes and great men, though stately, strongly built, and guarded. Nor are those more safe that are abroad; death cuts…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-14The Lord answered the questions (Jeremiah 9:12) by repeating his earlier words. The people caused the destruction of the city, towns, and land. They rejected the Lord’s covenant instructions and deliberately disobeyed his commands. They became devoted idol worshipers because their ancestors taught them to worship images of Baal, the Canaanite god of storms and fertility.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. Answer to the "for what the land perisheth" (Jr 9:12).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 9:13

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• War

In the dictionaries

• Adulterer
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 9

• 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