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Jeremiah 9:2
2Oh, 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.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Oh, that I could go away and forget my people and live in a travelers’ shack in the desert. For they are all adulterers— a pack of treacherous liars.
Context of Jeremiah 9:2
1Oh, that my head were a spring of water and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night for the slain of my people. 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. 3“They make ready their tongue like a bow, to shoot lies; it is not by truth that they triumph in the land. They go from one sin to another; they do not acknowledge me,” declares the Lord. 4“Beware of your friends; do not trust anyone in your clan. For every one of them is a deceiver, and every friend a slanderer.
Read all of Jeremiah 9Jeremiah 9:2 word by word
מִֽי־יִתְּנֵ֣נִי בַמִּדְבָּ֗ר מְלוֹן֙ אֹֽרְחִ֔ים וְאֶֽעֶזְבָה֙ אֶת־עַמִּ֔י וְאֵלְכָ֖ה מֵֽאִתָּ֑ם כִּ֤י כֻלָּם֙ מְנָ֣אֲפִ֔ים עֲצֶ֖רֶת בֹּגְדִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Oh thatנָתַןnâthan · to give: if only!H5414
- I had in the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
- a lodging placeמָלוֹןmâlôn · lodgingH4411
- of wayfaring menאָרַח'ârach · to journeyH732
- that I might leaveעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
- my peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- and goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
- all adulterersנָאַףnâ'aph · to commit adulteryH5003
- an assemblyעֲצָרָה‛ătsârâh ‛ătsereth · assemblyH6116
- of treacherous menבָּגַדbâgad · to act treacherouslyH898
Cross-references for Jeremiah 9:2
- Psalms 55:6I said, “Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.
- Psalms 120:5Woe to me that I dwell in Meshek, that I live among the tents of Kedar!
- Micah 7:1What misery is mine! I am like one who gathers summer fruit at the gleaning of the vineyard; there is no cluster of grapes to eat, none of the early figs that I crave.
- Jeremiah 5:7“Why should I forgive you? Your children have forsaken me and sworn by gods that are not gods. I supplied all their needs, yet they committed adultery and thronged to the houses of prostitutes.
- Jeremiah 23:10The land is full of adulterers; because of the curse the land lies parched and the pastures in the wilderness are withered. The prophets follow an evil course and use their power unjustly.
- Ezekiel 22:10In you are those who dishonor their father’s bed; in you are those who violate women during their period, when they are ceremonially unclean.
- Hosea 4:2There is only cursing, lying and murder, stealing and adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed.
- Hosea 7:4They are all adulterers, burning like an oven whose fire the baker need not stir from the kneading of the dough till it rises.
- James 4:4You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.
- Jeremiah 12:1You are always righteous, Lord, when I bring a case before you. Yet I would speak with you about your justice: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?
- Hosea 5:7They are unfaithful to the Lord; they give birth to illegitimate children. When they celebrate their New Moon feasts, he will devour their fields.
- Hosea 6:7As at Adam, they have broken the covenant; they were unfaithful to me there.
- Micah 7:2The faithful have been swept from the land; not one upright person remains. Everyone lies in wait to shed blood; they hunt each other with nets.
- Zephaniah 3:4Her prophets are unprincipled; they are treacherous people. Her priests profane the sanctuary and do violence to the law.
- Malachi 2:11Judah has been unfaithful. A detestable thing has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem: Judah has desecrated the sanctuary the Lord loves by marrying women who worship 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
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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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