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

11I will turn Jerusalem into a pile of rubble, a home for jackals. I will destroy the cities of Judah so that no one can live there. 12No one is wise enough to understand this. To whom has the Lord revealed this so that they can explain it? The land dies; it has been ruined like the desert so that no one can travel through it. The Lord answered, “They’ve abandoned my teachings that I placed in front of them. They didn’t obey me, and they didn’t follow them. 14They followed their own stubborn ways and other gods—the Baals, as their ancestors taught them.” 15This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: I am going to feed these people bitterness and give them poison 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Because they have forsakenעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
• my lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
• which I setנָתַןnâthan · to give: if only!H5414
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• them, and have not obeyedשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: obeyH8085
• my voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• neither walkedהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980

Cross-references for Jeremiah 9:13

• Jeremiah 22:9The answer will be: ‘They rejected the promise of the Lord their God. They worshiped other gods and served them.’ ”
• Deuteronomy 31:16The Lord said to Moses, “Soon you are going to lie down in death with your ancestors. When these people enter the land and are living among the foreigners there, they will chase after foreign gods as though they were prostitutes. They will abandon me and reject the promise I made to them.
• 2 Chronicles 7:19But if you and your descendants turn away from me and abandon my commands and laws that I gave you, and follow and serve other gods and worship them,
• Ezra 9:10“And now, our God, what can we say after all this? We have abandoned your commandments!
• Psalms 89:30“If his descendants abandon my teachings and do not live by my rules,
• Psalms 119:53I am burning with anger because of wicked people, who abandon your teachings.
• Proverbs 28:4Those who abandon ⌞God’s⌟ teachings praise wicked people, but those who follow ⌞God’s⌟ teachings oppose wicked people.
• Zephaniah 3:1How horrible it will be for that rebellious and corrupt place, the city of violence.

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
• Arrow
• Desolate
• Heaven
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• Teach
• Wait
• Covenant, the New
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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