Jeremiah 9:4

Jeremiah 9:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.
• New International Version (NIV)“Beware of your friends; do not trust anyone in your clan. For every one of them is a deceiver, and every friend a slanderer.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let everyone beware of his neighbor, and put no trust in any brother, for every brother is a deceiver, and every neighbor goes about as a slanderer.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“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.

Context of Jeremiah 9:4

2They bend their tongue like a bow. Lies, not faithfulness, prevail in the land. “For they go from evil to evil and do not know Me,” says Adonai. 3Beware, everyone, of your neighbor! Don’t even trust a brother. For every brother grabs like Jacob and every neighbor spreads slander. Everyone deceives his neighbor and does not speak the truth. They taught their tongue to speak lies. They wear themselves out doing wrong. 5“You dwell in the midst of deceit. In deceit they refuse to know Me.” It is a declaration of Adonai. 6Therefore thus says Adonai-Tzva’ot: “I am about to refine them and test them. For what else can I do for the daughter of My people?

Jeremiah 9:4 word by word

אִ֤ישׁ מֵרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙ הִשָּׁמֵ֔רוּ וְעַל־כָּל־אָ֖ח אַל־תִּבְטָ֑חוּ כִּ֤י כָל־אָח֙ עָק֣וֹב יַעְקֹ֔ב וְכָל־רֵ֖עַ רָכִ֥יל יַהֲלֹֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Take ye heedשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: carefulH8104
• every oneאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• of his neighbourרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• and trustבָּטַחbâţach · to trustH982
• ye not in any brotherאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• will utterlyעָקַב‛âqab · to assailH6117
• will walkהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• with slandersרָכִילrâkîyl · slanderH7400

Cross-references for Jeremiah 9:4

• Jeremiah 12:6For even your brothers —your father’s house— even they will betray you, even they will shout out after you. Have no confidence in them, even if they say nice words to you.”
• Psalms 12:2Help, Adonai! For no one godly exists. For the faithful have vanished from the children of men.
• Psalms 55:11Day and night they make the rounds on her walls. Iniquity and mischief are within her.
• Proverbs 26:24One who hates, disguises it with his lips, but he stores up deceit within him.
• Micah 7:5Do not trust in a friend. Do not trust in a close companion. Guard the openings of your mouth from her who lies on your breast.
• Matthew 10:17But beware of men, for they will hand you over to the courts and flog you in their synagogues.
• Luke 21:16But you will be handed over even by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends—and they will put some of you to death.
• Genesis 27:35Then he said, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.”
• Genesis 32:28Then He said to him, “What is your name?” “Jacob,” he said.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:6and not to overstep his brother and take advantage of him in this matter— because the Lord is the avenger in all these things, as we told you before and solemnly warned you.
• Jeremiah 6:28They are all stubborn rebels spreading slander. They are bronze and iron, all of them are corrupt.
• Leviticus 19:16“You are not to go up and down as a talebearer among your people. You are not to endanger the life of your neighbor. I am Adonai.
• Psalms 15:3who does not slander with his tongue, does not wrong his neighbor, and does not disgrace his friend,
• Proverbs 6:16Six things Adonai hates, yes, seven are abominations to Him:
• Proverbs 10:18One who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
• Proverbs 25:18Like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow is one who bears false witness against his neighbor.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 9:4

• 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. 44. supplant--literally, "trip up by the heel" (Ho 12:3). walk with slanders--(Jr 6:28).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 9:4

• Dishonesty
• Hypocrisy
• Slander
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Adulterer
• Arrow
• Desolate
• Heaven
• Perish
• Teach
• Wait
• Covenant, the New
• Jacob (1)
• 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