New American Standard Bible 1995
Jeremiah 9:2
212Oh that I had in the desert A wayfarers’ lodging place; That I might leave my people And go from them! For all of them are 3adulterers, An assembly of 4treacherous men.
Jeremiah 9:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they be all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.
- New International Version (NIV)Oh, that I had in the desert a lodging place for travelers, so that I might leave my people and go away from them; for they are all adulterers, a crowd of unfaithful people.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Oh that I had in the desert a travelers' lodging place, that I might leave my people and go away from them! For they are all adulterers, a company of treacherous men.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Oh, that I had in the wilderness A lodging place for travelers; That I might leave my people, And go from them! For they are all adulterers, An assembly of treacherous men.
Context of Jeremiah 9:2
1Oh that my head were waters And my eyes a fountain of tears, That I might weep day and night For the slain of the daughter of my people! Oh that I had in the desert A wayfarers’ lodging place; That I might leave my people And go from them! For all of them are adulterers, An assembly of treacherous men. 3“They bend their tongue like their bow; Lies and not truth prevail in the land; For they proceed from evil to evil, And they do not know Me,” declares the Lord. 4“Let everyone be on guard against his neighbor, And do not trust any brother; Because every brother deals craftily, And every neighbor goes about as a slanderer.
Read all of Jeremiah 9Jeremiah 9:2 word by word
מִֽי־יִתְּנֵ֣נִי בַמִּדְבָּ֗ר מְלוֹן֙ אֹֽרְחִ֔ים וְאֶֽעֶזְבָה֙ אֶת־עַמִּ֔י וְאֵלְכָ֖ה מֵֽאִתָּ֑ם כִּ֤י כֻלָּם֙ מְנָ֣אֲפִ֔ים עֲצֶ֖רֶת בֹּגְדִֽים׃Read the interlinear
- Ohמִיmîy · who?H4310
- that I hadנָתַןnâthan · to give: if only!H5414
- in the desertמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
- A wayfarers’אָרַח'ârach · to journeyH732
- lodgingמָלוֹןmâlôn · lodgingH4411
- That I might leaveעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
- my peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- And goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
- For allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- adulterersנָאַףnâ'aph · to commit adulteryH5003
- An assemblyעֲצָרָה‛ătsârâh ‛ătsereth · assemblyH6116
- treacherousבָּגַדbâgad · to act treacherouslyH898
Cross-references for Jeremiah 9:2
- Psalms 55:6I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.
- Psalms 120:5Woe is me, for I sojourn in Meshech, For I dwell among the tents of Kedar!
- Micah 7:1Woe is me! For I am Like the fruit pickers, like the grape gatherers. There is not a cluster of grapes to eat, Or a first-ripe fig which I crave.
- Jeremiah 5:7“Why should I pardon you? Your sons have forsaken Me And sworn by those who are not gods. When I had fed them to the full, They committed adultery And trooped to the harlot’s house.
- Jeremiah 23:10For the land is full of adulterers; For the land mourns because of the curse. The pastures of the wilderness have dried up. Their course also is evil And their might is not right.
- Ezekiel 22:10In you they have uncovered their fathers’ nakedness; in you they have humbled her who was unclean in her menstrual impurity.
- Hosea 4:2There is swearing, deception, murder, stealing and adultery. They employ violence, so that bloodshed follows bloodshed.
- Hosea 7:4They are all adulterers, Like an oven heated by the baker Who ceases to stir up the fire From the kneading of the dough until it is leavened.
- James 4:4You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
- Jeremiah 12:1Righteous are You, O Lord, that I would plead my case with You; Indeed I would discuss matters of justice with You: Why has the way of the wicked prospered? Why are all those who deal in treachery at ease?
- Hosea 5:7They have dealt treacherously against the Lord, For they have borne illegitimate children. Now the new moon will devour them with their land.
- Hosea 6:7But like Adam they have transgressed the covenant; There they have dealt treacherously against Me.
- Micah 7:2The godly person has perished from the land, And there is no upright person among men. All of them lie in wait for bloodshed; Each of them hunts the other with a net.
- Zephaniah 3:4Her prophets are reckless, treacherous men; Her priests have profaned the sanctuary. They have done violence to the law.
- Malachi 2:11Judah has dealt treacherously, and an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah has profaned the sanctuary of the Lord which He loves and has married the daughter of a foreign god.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 9:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2O that I had in the wilderness - In the eastern countries there are no such inns or houses of entertainment as those in Europe. There are in different places public buildings called caravanserais, where travelers may lodge: but they are without furniture of any kind, and without food. Indeed they are often without a root being mere walls for a protection against the wild beasts of the desert. I wish to hide myself any where, in the most uncomfortable…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. 2Jeremiah wanted to escape and build a shack in the desert to forget the war (Psalm 55:6–8). He knew his people were unfaithful and dishonest, deserving punishment, but he did not want to be in Jerusalem to see it.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. lodging-place--a caravanseral for caravans, or companies travelling in the desert, remote from towns. It was a square building enclosing an open court. Though a lonely and often filthy dwelling, Jeremiah would prefer even it to the comforts of Jerusalem, so as to be removed from the pollutions of the capital (Psa 55:7, 8).Read the comment
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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
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