Jeremiah 9:13

Jeremiah 9:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Lord saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein;
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the Lord says: "Because they have forsaken my law that I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice or walked in accord with it,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the Lord said, “Because they have forsaken My law which I set before them, and have not obeyed My voice, nor walked according to it,
• New Living Translation (NLT)The Lord replies, “This has happened because my people have abandoned my instructions; they have refused to obey what I said.

Context of Jeremiah 9:13

11“I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a haunt of jackals; and I will lay waste the towns of Judah so no one can live there.” 12Who is wise enough to understand this? Who has been instructed by the Lord and can explain it? Why has the land been ruined and laid waste like a desert that no one can cross? The Lord said, “It is because they have forsaken my law, which I set before them; they have not obeyed me or followed my law. 14Instead, they have followed the stubbornness of their hearts; they have followed the Baals, as their ancestors taught them.” 15Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “See, I will make this people eat bitter food and drink poisoned water.

Jeremiah 9:13 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֔ה עַל־עָזְבָם֙ אֶת־תּ֣וֹרָתִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֖תִּי לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם וְלֹא־שָׁמְע֥וּ בְקוֹלִ֖י וְלֹא־הָ֥לְכוּ בָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Because they have forsakenעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
• my lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
• which I setנָתַןnâthan · to give: if only!H5414
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• them, and have not obeyedשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: obeyH8085
• my voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• neither walkedהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980

Cross-references for Jeremiah 9:13

• Jeremiah 22:9And the answer will be: ‘Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God and have worshiped and served other gods.’ ”
• Deuteronomy 31:16And the Lord said to Moses: “You are going to rest with your ancestors, and these people will soon prostitute themselves to the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake me and break the covenant I made with them.
• 2 Chronicles 7:19“But if you turn away and forsake the decrees and commands I have given you and go off to serve other gods and worship them,
• Ezra 9:10“But now, our God, what can we say after this? For we have forsaken the commands
• Psalms 89:30“If his sons forsake my law and do not follow my statutes,
• Psalms 119:53Indignation grips me because of the wicked, who have forsaken your law.
• Proverbs 28:4Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked, but those who heed it resist them.
• Zephaniah 3:1Woe to the city of oppressors, rebellious and defiled!

Commentaries on Jeremiah 9:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10-22Verses 10-22 The punishment described in general terms in the preceding three verses is now detailed at great length. Jeremiah 9:10 The habitations i. e - the temporary encampments of the shepherds (see Jeremiah 6:3). So that none can … - Or, “They are parched up, with no man to pass through them; neither do they hear the voice of cattle; from the birds of the heaven even to the beasts they “are fled, they are gone.” Jeremiah 9:11 Dragons - Rather…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-22Verses 12-22 In Zion the voice of joy and praise used to be heard, while the people kept close to God; but sin has altered the sound, it is now the voice of lamentation. Unhumbled hearts lament their calamity, but not their sin, which is the cause of it. Let the doors be shut ever so fast, death steals upon us. It enters the palaces of princes and great men, though stately, strongly built, and guarded. Nor are those more safe that are abroad; death cuts…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-14The Lord answered the questions (Jeremiah 9:12) by repeating his earlier words. The people caused the destruction of the city, towns, and land. They rejected the Lord’s covenant instructions and deliberately disobeyed his commands. They became devoted idol worshipers because their ancestors taught them to worship images of Baal, the Canaanite god of storms and fertility.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. Answer to the "for what the land perisheth" (Jr 9:12).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 9:13

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• War

In the dictionaries

• Adulterer
• Arrow
• Desolate
• Heaven
• Perish
• Teach
• Wait
• Covenant, the New
• Jeremiah (2)

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