Jeremiah 5:8

Jeremiah 5:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour’s wife.
• New International Version (NIV)They are well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing for another man’s wife.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They were well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing for his neighbor's wife.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They were like well-fed lusty stallions; Every one neighed after his neighbor’s wife.

Context of Jeremiah 5:8

6Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased. 7How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots’ houses. They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour’s wife. 9Shall I not visit for these things? saith Yhwh: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this? 10Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not Yhwh's.

Jeremiah 5:8 word by word

סוּסִ֥ים מְיֻזָּנִ֖ים מַשְׁכִּ֣ים הָי֑וּ אִ֛ישׁ אֶל־אֵ֥שֶׁת רֵעֵ֖הוּ יִצְהָֽלוּ׃Read the interlinear

• fedזוּןzûn · to feedH2109
• horsesסוּסsûs sûs · horseH5483
• in the morningשָׁכָהshâkâh · to lustH7904
• every oneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• neighedצָהַלtsâhal · to cry outH6670
• after his neighbour’sרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802

Cross-references for Jeremiah 5:8

• Jeremiah 13:27I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, and thine abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! wilt thou not be made clean? when shall it once be?
• Genesis 39:9There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
• Exodus 20:14Thou shalt not commit adultery.
• Deuteronomy 5:18Neither shalt thou commit adultery.
• 2 Samuel 11:2And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.
• Job 31:9If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour’s door;
• Matthew 5:27Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:

Commentaries on Jeremiah 5:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8After his neighbor's wife - This may have been literally true, as the abominations of idolatry, in which they were so deeply practiced, would necessarily produce such a state of things as that here mentioned.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8In the morning - Render, they rove about. Some prefer, “(horses) from Mesech.”Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8These verses list the evidence of sins the people committed, such as: rejecting the Lord worshiping pagan gods engaging in sexual misconduct (Jeremiah 7:9; 12:16; Numbers 25:1–3; Deuteronomy 32:21; Joshua 23:7; Zephaniah 1:5; Galatians 4:8) Idolatry and adultery were closely linked in Israel because both broke an exclusive covenant.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. in the morning--(Is 5:11). "Rising early in the morning" is a phrase for unceasing eagerness in any pursuit; such was the Jews' avidity after idol-worship. Maurer translates from a different Hebrew root, "continually wander to and fro," inflamed with lust (Jr 2:23). But English Version is simpler (compare Jr 13:27; Eze 22:11).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 5:8

• Adultery
• Backsliders
• Idolatry
• Rich, the

In the dictionaries

• Correction
• Deceit
• Exodus, the Book of
• Husband
• Jeremiah (2)
• Neigh

Commentaries on Jeremiah 5

• 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