Jeremiah 9:2

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 those slain of the daughter of my people! Oh that I had in the desert A travelers’ lodging place; So that I might leave my people And go away from them! For all of them are adulterers, An assembly of treacherous people. 3“They bend their tongues like their bows; 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 utterly betrays, And every neighbor goes about as a slanderer.

Jeremiah 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 travelers’אָרַח'ârach · to journeyH732
• lodgingמָלוֹןmâlôn · lodgingH4411
• So that I might leaveעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
• my peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• And goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• awayמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• 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 to me, for I reside in Meshech, For I have settled among the tents of Kedar!
• Micah 7:1Woe to me! For I am Like harvests of summer fruit, like gleanings of grapes. There is not a cluster of grapes left to eat, Nor an early fig, which I crave.
• Jeremiah 5:7“Why should I forgive 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 stayed at the prostitute’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 is evil And their might is not right.
• Ezekiel 22:10Among you they have uncovered their fathers’ nakedness; among you they have abused her who was unclean in her menstruation.
• Hosea 4:2There is oath-taking, denial, 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 stops stoking the fire From the time the dough is kneaded until it is leavened.
• James 4:4You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
• Jeremiah 12:1Righteous are You, Lord, when I plead my case with You; Nevertheless 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 with the Lord, For they have given birth to illegitimate children. Now the new moon will devour them with their land.
• Hosea 6:7But like Adam they have violated the covenant; There they have dealt treacherously with Me.
• Micah 7:2The godly person has perished from the land, And there is no upright person among mankind. All of them lie in wait for bloodshed; Each of them hunts the other with a net.
• Zephaniah 3:4Her prophets are insolent, 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

Topics related to Jeremiah 9:2

• Church
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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