Jeremiah 9:4

Jeremiah 9:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.
• New International Version (NIV)“Beware of your friends; do not trust anyone in your clan. For every one of them is a deceiver, and every friend a slanderer.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let everyone beware of his neighbor, and put no trust in any brother, for every brother is a deceiver, and every neighbor goes about as a slanderer.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Everyone take heed to his neighbor, And do not trust any brother; For every brother will utterly supplant, And every neighbor will walk with slanderers.

Context of Jeremiah 9:4

2(9:1) I wish I had a lodging place in the desert where I could spend some time like a weary traveler. Then I would desert my people and walk away from them because they are all unfaithful to God, a congregation of people that has been disloyal to him. 3The Lord says, “These people are like soldiers who have readied their bows. Their tongues are always ready to shoot out lies. They have become powerful in the land, but they have not done so by honest means. Indeed, they do one evil thing after another and do not pay attention to me. Everyone must be on his guard around his friends. He must not even trust any of his relatives. For every one of them will find some way to cheat him. And all of his friends will tell lies about him. 5One friend deceives another and no one tells the truth. These people have trained themselves to tell lies. They do wrong and are unable to repent. 6They do one act of violence after another, and one deceitful thing after another. They refuse to pay attention to me,” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 9:4 word by word

אִ֤ישׁ מֵרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙ הִשָּׁמֵ֔רוּ וְעַל־כָּל־אָ֖ח אַל־תִּבְטָ֑חוּ כִּ֤י כָל־אָח֙ עָק֣וֹב יַעְקֹ֔ב וְכָל־רֵ֖עַ רָכִ֥יל יַהֲלֹֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Take ye heedשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: carefulH8104
• every oneאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• of his neighbourרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• and trustבָּטַחbâţach · to trustH982
• ye not in any brotherאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• will utterlyעָקַב‛âqab · to assailH6117
• will walkהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• with slandersרָכִילrâkîyl · slanderH7400

Cross-references for Jeremiah 9:4

• Jeremiah 12:6As a matter of fact, even your own brothers and the members of your own family have betrayed you too. Even they have plotted to do away with you. So do not trust them even when they say kind things to you.
• Psalms 12:2People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive.
• Psalms 55:11Disaster is within it; violence and deceit do not depart from its public square.
• Proverbs 26:24The one who hates others disguises it with his lips, but he stores up deceit within him.
• Micah 7:5Do not rely on a friend; do not trust a companion! Don’t even share secrets with the one who lies in your arms!
• Matthew 10:17Beware of people, because they will hand you over to councils and flog you in their synagogues.
• Luke 21:16You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends, and they will have some of you put to death.
• Genesis 27:35But Isaac replied, “Your brother came in here deceitfully and took away your blessing.”
• Genesis 32:28“No longer will your name be Jacob,” the man told him, “but Israel, because you have fought with God and with men and have prevailed.”
• 1 Thessalonians 4:6In this matter no one should violate the rights of his brother or take advantage of him, because the Lord is the avenger in all these cases, as we also told you earlier and warned you solemnly.
• Jeremiah 6:28I reported, “All of them are the most stubborn of rebels! They are as hard as bronze or iron. They go about telling lies. They all deal corruptly.
• Leviticus 19:16You must not go about as a slanderer among your people. You must not stand idly by when your neighbor’s life is at stake. I am the Lord.
• Psalms 15:3He does not slander, or do harm to others, or insult his neighbor.
• Proverbs 6:16There are six things that the Lord hates, even seven things that are an abomination to him:
• Proverbs 10:18The one who conceals hatred utters lies, and the one who spreads slander is certainly a fool.
• Proverbs 25:18Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow, so is the one who testifies against his neighbor as a false witness.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 9:4

• 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. 44. supplant--literally, "trip up by the heel" (Ho 12:3). walk with slanders--(Jr 6:28).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 9:4

• Dishonesty
• Hypocrisy
• Slander
• 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