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;
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• 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 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 den of jackals. I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.” 12Who is the wise man who may understand this? And who is he to whom the mouth of the Lord has spoken, that he may declare it? Why does the land perish and burn up like a wilderness, so that no one can pass through? 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, 14but they have walked according to the dictates of their own hearts and after the Baals, which their fathers taught them,” 15therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Behold, I will feed them, this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.

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 22:9Then they will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God, and worshiped other gods and served them.’ ”
• Deuteronomy 31:16And the Lord said to Moses: “Behold, you will rest with your fathers; and this people will rise and play the harlot with the gods of the foreigners of the land, where they go to be among them, and they will forsake Me and break My covenant which I have made with them.
• 2 Chronicles 7:19“But if you turn away and forsake My statutes and My commandments which I have set before you, and go and serve other gods, and worship them,
• Ezra 9:10And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken Your commandments,
• Psalms 89:30“If his sons forsake My law And do not walk in My judgments,
• Psalms 119:53Indignation has taken hold of me Because of the wicked, who forsake Your law.
• Proverbs 28:4Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, But such as keep the law contend with them.
• Zephaniah 3:1Woe to her who is rebellious and polluted, To the oppressing city!

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