Jeremiah 9:6
4 “Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily, and every friend spreads slander.
5 Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity.
You dwell in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to know Me,” declares the LORD.
7 Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold, I will refine them and test them, for what else can I do because of the daughter of My people?
8 Their tongues are deadly arrows; they speak deception. With his mouth a man speaks peace to his neighbor, but in his heart he sets a trap for him.
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
- You dwell in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to know Me,” declares the LORD.
- KJV
- Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the LORD.
- WEB
- Your habitation is in the middle of deceit. Through deceit, they refuse to know me,” says the LORD.
- ASV
- Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith Jehovah.
- DARBY
- Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith Jehovah.
- BLB
- You dwell in the midst of deceit, [for] in deceit they refuse to know Me!” A declaration of YHWH.
- ÅB
- Du bor midt i svik; i sin svik vil de ikke kjenne meg, sier Herren.
- OTB
- Du bor midt i svik; i deres svik nekter de å kjenne meg," sier Herren.
- B1930
- Du bor midt i svik; i sin svik vil de ikke kjenne mig, sier Herren.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 13:10
These evil people, who refuse to listen to My words, who follow the stubbornness of their own hearts, and who go after other gods to serve and worship them, they will be like this loincloth—of no use at all.
Read in contextHosea 4:6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.
Read in contextRomans 1:28
Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.
Read in contextJeremiah 20:10
For I have heard the whispering of many: “Terror is on every side! Report him; let us report him!” All my trusted friends watch for my fall: “Perhaps he will be deceived so that we may prevail against him and take our vengeance upon him.”
Read in contextProverbs 1:24
Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand,
Read in contextJeremiah 11:19
For I was like a gentle lamb led to slaughter; I did not know that they had plotted against me: “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit; let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be remembered no more.”
Read in contextJeremiah 8:5
Why then have these people turned away? Why does Jerusalem always turn away? They cling to deceit; they refuse to return.
Read in contextJeremiah 5:27
Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich.
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