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

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. Everyone deceives his neighbor And does not speak the truth, They have taught their tongue to speak lies; They weary themselves committing iniquity. 6Your dwelling is in the midst of deceit; Through deceit they refuse to know Me,” declares the Lord. 7Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, “Behold, I will refine them and assay them; For what else can I do, because of the daughter of My people?

Jeremiah 9:5 word by word

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

• Everyoneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• deceivesתָּלוּלtâlal · be eminentH8524
• his neighborרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• And does 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 committingעָוָה‛âvâh · to pervertH5753

Cross-references for Jeremiah 9:5

• Isaiah 59:13Transgressing and denying the Lord, And turning away from our God, Speaking oppression and revolt, Conceiving in and uttering from the heart lying words.
• Micah 6:12For the rich men of the city are full of violence, Her residents speak lies, And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
• Ephesians 4:25Therefore, laying aside falsehood, speak truth each one of you with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.
• Job 11:3Shall your boasts silence men? And shall you scoff and none rebuke?
• Jeremiah 9:3“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.
• Job 15:5For your guilt teaches your mouth, And you choose the language of the crafty.
• Psalms 50:19You let your mouth loose in evil And your tongue frames deceit.
• Psalms 64:3Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword. They aimed bitter speech as their arrow,
• Psalms 140:3They sharpen their tongues as a serpent; Poison of a viper is under their lips. Selah.
• 1 Timothy 4:2by means of the hypocrisy of liars seared in their own conscience as with a branding iron,
• Genesis 19:11They struck the men who were at the doorway of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they wearied themselves trying to find the doorway.
• Psalms 7:14Behold, he travails with wickedness, And he conceives mischief and brings forth falsehood.
• Proverbs 4:16For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; And they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone stumble.
• Isaiah 5:18Woe to those who drag iniquity with the cords of falsehood, And sin as if with cart ropes;
• Isaiah 41:6Each one helps his neighbor And says to his brother, “Be strong!”
• Isaiah 44:12The man shapes iron into a cutting tool and does his work over the coals, fashioning it with hammers and working it with his strong arm. He also gets hungry and his strength fails; he drinks no water and becomes weary.

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