Jeremiah 9:13
11 And I will make Jerusalem heaps, and a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.
12 Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of the LORD hath spoken, that he may declare it, for what the land perisheth and is burned up like a wilderness, that none passeth through?
And the LORD saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein;
14 But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them:
15 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And the LORD answered, “It is because they have forsaken My law, which I set before them; they have not walked in it or obeyed My voice.
- 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;
- WEB
- The LORD says, “Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice or walked in my ways,
- ASV
- And Jehovah saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein,
- DARBY
- And Jehovah saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not hearkened unto my voice, nor walked in it,
- BLB
- And YHWH said: “Because they have forsaken My law that I had set before their face, and they have not listened to My voice and have not walked by it.
- ÅB
- Og Herren sa: Fordi de forlot min lov, som jeg la fram for dem, og ikke hørte på min røst og ikke fulgte den[^1],
- OTB
- Herren sa, "Det er fordi de har forlatt min lov, som jeg satte foran dem; de har ikke adlydt min røst eller vandret etter den,
- B1930
- Og Herren sa: Fordi de forlot min lov, som jeg la frem for dem, og ikke hørte på min røst og ikke fulgte den, / < loven.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 22:9
Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.
Read in context2 Chronicles 7:19
But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;
Read in contextEzra 9:10
And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,
Read in contextProverbs 28:4
They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.
Read in contextPsalms 119:53
Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 31:16–17
And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them.
Read in contextPsalms 89:30–32
If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;
Read in contextZephaniah 3:1–6
Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!
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