New King James Version
Jeremiah 9:5
5Everyone will deceive his neighbor, And will not speak the truth; They have taught their tongue to speak lies; They weary themselves to commit iniquity.
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 Living Translation (NLT)They all fool and defraud each other; no one tells the truth. With practiced tongues they tell lies; they wear themselves out with all their sinning.
Context of Jeremiah 9:5
3“And like their bow they have bent their tongues for lies. They are not valiant for the truth on the earth. For they proceed from evil to evil, And they do not know Me,” says the Lord. 4“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. 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. 6Your dwelling place is in the midst of deceit; Through deceit they refuse to know Me,” says the Lord. 7Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts: “Behold, I will refine them and try them; For how shall I deal with the daughter of My people?
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 59:13In transgressing and lying against the Lord, And departing from our God, Speaking oppression and revolt, Conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.
- Micah 6:12For her rich men are full of violence, Her inhabitants have spoken lies, And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
- Ephesians 4:25Therefore, putting away lying, “Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,” for we are members of one another.
- Job 11:3Should your empty talk make men hold their peace? And when you mock, should no one rebuke you?
- Jeremiah 9:3“And like their bow they have bent their tongues for lies. They are not valiant for the truth on the earth. For they proceed from evil to evil, And they do not know Me,” says the Lord.
- Job 15:5For your iniquity teaches your mouth, And you choose the tongue of the crafty.
- Psalms 50:19You give your mouth to evil, And your tongue frames deceit.
- Psalms 64:3Who sharpen their tongue like a sword, And bend their bows to shoot their arrows—bitter words,
- Psalms 140:3They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; The poison of asps is under their lips. Selah
- 1 Timothy 4:2speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron,
- Genesis 19:11And they struck the men who were at the doorway of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they became weary trying to find the door.
- Psalms 7:14Behold, the wicked brings forth iniquity; Yes, he conceives trouble and brings forth falsehood.
- Proverbs 4:16For they do not sleep unless they have done evil; And their sleep is taken away unless they make someone fall.
- Isaiah 5:18Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of vanity, And sin as if with a cart rope;
- Isaiah 41:6Everyone helped his neighbor, And said to his brother, “Be of good courage!”
- Isaiah 44:12The blacksmith with the tongs works one in the coals, Fashions it with hammers, And works it with the strength of his arms. Even so, he is hungry, and his strength fails; He drinks no water and is faint.
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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