New English Translation
Jeremiah 9:5
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.
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
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. 4Everyone 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. One 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. 7Therefore the Lord who rules over all says, “I will now purify them in the fires of affliction and test them. The wickedness of my dear people has left me no choice. What else can I do?
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
Words taken from the KJV.
- And they will deceiveתָּלַלhâthal · to deceiveH2048
- every oneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
- his neighbourרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
- and will 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 to commit iniquityעָוָה‛âvâh · to pervertH5753
Cross-references for Jeremiah 9:5
- Isaiah 59:13We have rebelled and tried to deceive the Lord; we turned back from following our God. We stir up oppression and rebellion; we tell lies we concocted in our minds.
- Micah 6:12The city’s rich men think nothing of resorting to violence; her inhabitants lie, their tongues speak deceptive words.
- Ephesians 4:25Therefore, having laid aside falsehood, each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.
- Job 11:3Will your idle talk reduce people to silence, and will no one rebuke you when you mock?
- Jeremiah 9:3The 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.
- Job 15:5Your sin inspires your mouth; you choose the language of the crafty.
- Psalms 50:19You do damage with words, and use your tongue to deceive.
- Psalms 64:3They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge,
- Psalms 140:3Their tongues wound like a serpent; a viper’s venom is behind their lips. (Selah)
- 1 Timothy 4:2influenced by the hypocrisy of liars whose consciences are seared.
- Genesis 19:11Then they struck the men who were at the door of the house, from the youngest to the oldest, with blindness. The men outside wore themselves out trying to find the door.
- Psalms 7:14See the one who is pregnant with wickedness, who conceives destructive plans, and gives birth to harmful lies –
- Proverbs 4:16For they cannot sleep unless they cause harm; they are robbed of sleep until they make someone stumble.
- Isaiah 5:18Those who pull evil along using cords of emptiness are as good as dead, who pull sin as with cart ropes.
- Isaiah 41:6They help one another; one says to the other, ‘Be strong!’
- Isaiah 44:12A blacksmith works with his tool and forges metal over the coals. He forms it with hammers; he makes it with his strong arm. He gets hungry and loses his energy; he drinks no water and gets tired.
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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