Jeremiah 9:5

Jeremiah 9:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.
• New International Version (NIV)Friend deceives friend, and no one speaks the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they weary themselves with sinning.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Everyone deceives his neighbor, and no one speaks the truth; they have taught their tongue to speak lies; they weary themselves committing iniquity.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Everyone will deceive his neighbor, And will not speak the truth; They have taught their tongue to speak lies; They weary themselves to commit iniquity.

Context of Jeremiah 9:5

3They bent their tongues like their bows; lies and not faithfulness prevail in the land, for they proceed from one evil to another, and they do not take me into account. This is the Lord’s declaration. 4Everyone has to be on guard against his friend. Don’t trust any brother, for every brother will certainly deceive, and every friend spread slander. Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to speak lies; they wear themselves out doing wrong. 6You live in a world of deception. In their deception they refuse to know me. This is the Lord’s declaration. 7Therefore, this is what the Lord of Armies says: I am about to refine them and test them, for what else can I do because of my dear people?

Jeremiah 9:5 word by word

וְאִ֤ישׁ בְּרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙ יְהָתֵ֔לּוּ וֶאֱמֶ֖ת לֹ֣א יְדַבֵּ֑רוּ לִמְּד֧וּ לְשׁוֹנָ֛ם דַּבֶּר־שֶׁ֖קֶר הַעֲוֵ֥ה נִלְאֽוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they will deceiveתָּלַלhâthal · to deceiveH2048
• every oneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• his neighbourרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• and will not speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• the truthאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: trueH571
• they have taughtלָמַדlâmad · to learn: teachH3925
• their tongueלָשׁוֹןlâshôn lâshôn leshônâh · tongueH3956
• liesשֶׁ֫קֶרsheqer · deceptionH8267
• wearyלָאָהlâ'âh · be wearyH3811
• themselves to commit iniquityעָוָה‛âvâh · to pervertH5753

Cross-references for Jeremiah 9:5

• Isaiah 59:13transgression and deception against the Lord, turning away from following our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lying words from the heart.
• Micah 6:12For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; the tongues in their mouths are deceitful.
• Ephesians 4:25Therefore, putting away lying, speak the truth, each one to his neighbor, because we are members of one another.
• Job 11:3Should your babbling put others to silence, so that you can keep on ridiculing with no one to humiliate you?
• Jeremiah 9:3They bent their tongues like their bows; lies and not faithfulness prevail in the land, for they proceed from one evil to another, and they do not take me into account. This is the Lord’s declaration.
• Job 15:5Your iniquity teaches you what to say, and you choose the language of the crafty.
• Psalms 50:19You unleash your mouth for evil and harness your tongue for deceit.
• Psalms 64:3who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim bitter words like arrows,
• Psalms 140:3They make their tongues as sharp as a snake’s bite; viper’s venom is under their lips.Selah
• 1 Timothy 4:2through the hypocrisy of liars whose consciences are seared.
• Genesis 19:11They struck the men who were at the entrance of the house, both young and old, with blindness so that they were unable to find the entrance.
• Psalms 7:14See, the wicked one is pregnant with evil, conceives trouble, and gives birth to deceit.
• Proverbs 4:16For they can’t sleep unless they have done what is evil; they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone stumble.
• Isaiah 5:18Woe to those who drag iniquity with cords of deceit and pull sin along with cart ropes,
• Isaiah 41:6Each one helps the other, and says to another, “Take courage!”
• Isaiah 44:12The ironworker labors over the coals, shapes the idol with hammers, and works it with his strong arm. Also he grows hungry and his strength fails; he doesn’t drink water and is faint.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 9:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5And weary themselves to commit iniquity - O, what a drudgery is sin! and how much labor must a man take in order to get to hell! The tenth part of it, in working together with God, would bring him to the gate of glory.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2-9Verses 2-9 From their punishment the prophet now turns to their sins. Jeremiah 9:2 The prophet utters the wish that he might be spared his daily striving, and in some lone wilderness give way to his sorrow, without restraint. A lodging place - It was usual to build in the desert, either by private charity or at the public expense, caravanserais, to receive travelers for a single night, who had however to bring their own supplies with them. An assembly…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-6Idolatry was the foundation of a culture built on lies. The word brother, used as a synonym for neighbor, shows that even close relationships were tainted by deceit.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. weary themselves--are at laborious pains to act perversely [Maurer]. Sin is a hard bondage (Ha 2:13).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 9:5

• Deceit
• Dishonesty
• Falsehood
• Truth
• Wicked (People)

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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