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 use their tongues like bows that shoot arrows. Lies and dishonesty rule the land. They go from one evil thing to another, and they don’t know me,” declares the Lord. 4“Beware of your neighbors. Don’t trust your relatives. Every relative cheats. Every neighbor goes around slandering. Everyone cheats his neighbor. No one speaks the truth. My people train their tongues to speak lies. They wear themselves out doing wrong. 6Oppression follows oppression. Deceit follows deceit. They refuse to acknowledge me,” declares the Lord. 7This is what the Lord of Armies says: I will now refine them with fire and test them. What else can I do for 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 59:13We have rebelled and denied the Lord. We have turned away from our God. We have spoken about oppression and revolt. We have conceived and uttered lies in our hearts.
• Micah 6:12The rich people in the city are violent. Those who live in the city speak lies, and their tongues speak deceitfully.
• Ephesians 4:25So then, get rid of lies. Speak the truth to each other, because we are all members of the same body.
• Job 11:3Should your empty talk silence others so that you can make fun of us without any shame?
• Jeremiah 9:3They use their tongues like bows that shoot arrows. Lies and dishonesty rule the land. They go from one evil thing to another, and they don’t know me,” declares the Lord.
• Job 15:5Your sin teaches you what to say. You choose ⌞to talk with⌟ a sly tongue.
• Psalms 50:19You let your mouth say anything evil. Your tongue plans deceit.
• Psalms 64:3They sharpen their tongues like swords. They aim bitter words like arrows
• Psalms 140:3They make their tongues as sharp as a snake’s ⌞fang⌟. Their lips hide the venom of poisonous snakes. Selah
• 1 Timothy 4:2These people will speak lies disguised as truth. Their consciences have been scarred as if branded by a red-hot iron.
• Genesis 19:11Then they struck all the men who were in the doorway of the house, young and old alike, with blindness so that they gave up trying to find the door.
• Psalms 7:14See how that person conceives evil, is pregnant with harm, and gives birth to lies.
• Proverbs 4:16Wicked people cannot sleep unless they do wrong, and they are robbed of their sleep unless they make someone stumble.
• Isaiah 5:18How horrible it will be for those who string people along with lies and empty promises, whose lives are sinful.
• Isaiah 41:6People help their neighbors and say to their relatives, “Be brave!”
• Isaiah 44:12Blacksmiths shape iron into tools. They work them over the coals and shape them with hammers, working them with their strong arms. They get hungry, and their strength fails. If they don’t drink water, they will 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)

In the dictionaries

• Adulterer
• Arrow
• Desolate
• Heaven
• Perish
• Teach
• Wait
• Covenant, the New
• Jeremiah (2)
• Text of the Old Testament

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