New American Standard Bible 2020
Jeremiah 9:5
5Everyone 1deceives his neighbor And does not speak the truth. They have taught their tongue to speak lies; They 2weary themselves committing wrongdoing.
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 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. Everyone deceives his neighbor And does not speak the truth. They have taught their tongue to speak lies; They weary themselves committing wrongdoing. 6Your dwelling is in the midst of deceit; Through deceit they refuse to know Me,” declares the Lord. 7Therefore this is what the Lord of armies says: “Behold, I will refine them and put them to the test; For what else can I do, because of the daughter of My people?
Read all of Jeremiah 9Jeremiah 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 59:13Offending and denying the Lord, And turning away from our God, Speaking oppression and revolt, Conceiving and uttering lying words from the heart.
- Micah 6:12For the rich people of the city are full of violence, Her residents speak lies, And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
- Ephesians 4:25Therefore, ridding yourselves of falsehood, speak truth each one of you with his neighbor, because we are parts of one another.
- Job 11:3Shall your boasts silence people? And will you scoff, and no one rebuke?
- Jeremiah 9:3“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.
- Job 15:5For your wrongdoing teaches your mouth, And you choose the language of the cunning.
- Psalms 50:19You let your mouth loose in evil, And your tongue harnesses deceit.
- Psalms 64:3Who have sharpened their tongues like a sword. They aimed bitter speech as their arrows,
- Psalms 140:3They sharpen their tongues like a snake; The venom 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 19:11Then they struck the men who were at the doorway of the house with blindness, from the small to the great, so that they became weary of trying to find the doorway.
- Psalms 7:14Behold, an evil person is pregnant with injustice, And he conceives harm and gives birth to lies.
- 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 wrongdoing with the cords of deceit, And sin as if with cart ropes;
- Isaiah 41:6Each one helps his neighbor And says to his brother, “Be strong!”
- Isaiah 44:12The craftsman of iron shapes 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
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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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