Jeremiah 9 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Jeremiah 10

¹Hear the word which Yahweh speaks to you, house of Israel!

KJVHear^H8085^(H8798) ye the word^H1697 which the LORD^H3068 speaketh^H1696^(H8765) unto you, O house^H1004 of Israel^H3478:

² Yahweh says, “Don’t learn the way of the nations, and don’t be dismayed at the signs of the sky; for the nations are dismayed at them.

KJVThus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068, Learn^H3925^(H8799) not the way^H1870 of the heathen^H1471, and be not dismayed^H2865^(H8735) at the signs^H226 of heaven^H8064; for the heathen^H1471 are dismayed^H2865^(H8735) at them^H1992.

³ For the customs of the peoples are vanity; for one cuts a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman with the ax.

KJVFor the customs^H2708 of the people^H5971 are vain^H1892: for one cutteth^H3772^(H8804) a tree^H6086 out of the forest^H3293, the work^H4639 of the hands^H3027 of the workman^H2796, with the axe^H4621.

⁴ They deck it with silver and with gold. They fasten it with nails and with hammers, so that it can’t move.

KJVThey deck^H3302^(H8762) it with silver^H3701 and with gold^H2091; they fasten^H2388^(H8762) it with nails^H4548 and with hammers^H4717, that it move^H6328^(H8686) not.

⁵ They are like a palm tree, of turned work, and don’t speak. They must be carried, because they can’t move. Don’t be afraid of them; for they can’t do evil, neither is it in them to do good.”

KJVThey are upright^H4749 as the palm tree^H8560, but speak^H1696^(H8762) not: they must needs^H5375^(H8800) be borne^H5375^(H8735), because they cannot go^H6805^(H8799). Be not afraid^H3372^(H8799) of them; for they cannot do evil^H7489^(H8686), neither also is it in them to do good^H3190^(H8687).

⁶ There is no one like you, Yahweh. You are great, and your name is great in might.

KJVForasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O LORD^H3068; thou art great^H1419, and thy name^H8034 is great^H1419 in might^H1369.

⁷ Who shouldn’t fear you, King of the nations? For it belongs to you. Because among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their royal estate, there is no one like you.

KJVWho would not fear^H3372^(H8799) thee, O King^H4428 of nations^H1471? for to thee doth it appertain^H2969^(H8804): forasmuch as among all the wise^H2450 men of the nations^H1471, and in all their kingdoms^H4438, there is none like unto thee.

⁸ But they are together brutish and foolish, instructed by idols! It is just wood.

KJVBut they are altogether^H259 brutish^H1197^(H8799) and foolish^H3688^(H8799): the stock^H6086 is a doctrine^H4148 of vanities^H1892.

⁹ There is silver beaten into plates, which is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the engraver and of the hands of the goldsmith. Their clothing is blue and purple. They are all the work of skillful men.

KJVSilver^H3701 spread into plates^H7554^(H8794) is brought^H935^(H8714) from Tarshish^H8659, and gold^H2091 from Uphaz^H210, the work^H4639 of the workman^H2796, and of the hands^H3027 of the founder^H6884^(H8802): blue^H8504 and purple^H713 is their clothing^H3830: they are all the work^H4639 of cunning^H2450 men.

¹⁰ But Yahweh is the true God. He is the living God, and an everlasting King. At his wrath, the earth trembles. The nations aren’t able to withstand his indignation.

KJVBut the LORD^H3068 is the true^H571 God^H430, he is the living^H2416 God^H430, and an everlasting^H5769 king^H4428: at his wrath^H7110 the earth^H776 shall tremble^H7493^(H8799), and the nations^H1471 shall not be able to abide^H3557^(H8686) his indignation^H2195.

¹¹ “You shall say this to them: ‘The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth will perish from the earth, and from under the heavens.’”

KJVThus^H1836 shall ye say^H560^(H8748) unto them, The gods^H426 that have not^H3809 made^H5648^(H8754) the heavens^H8065 and the earth^H778, even they shall perish^H7^(H8748) from the earth^H772, and from under^H8460 these^H429 heavens^H8065.

¹² God has made the earth by his power. He has established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding has he stretched out the heavens.

KJVHe hath made^H6213^(H8802) the earth^H776 by his power^H3581, he hath established^H3559^(H8688) the world^H8398 by his wisdom^H2451, and hath stretched out^H5186^(H8804) the heavens^H8064 by his discretion^H8394.

¹³ When he utters his voice, the waters in the heavens roar, and he causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth. He makes lightnings for the rain, and brings the wind out of his treasuries.

KJVWhen he uttereth^H5414^(H8800) his voice^H6963, there is a multitude^H1995 of waters^H4325 in the heavens^H8064, and he causeth the vapours^H5387 to ascend^H5927^(H8686) from the ends^H7097 of the earth^H776; he maketh^H6213^(H8804) lightnings^H1300 with rain^H4306, and bringeth forth^H3318^(H8686) the wind^H7307 out of his treasures^H214.

¹⁴ Every man has become brutish and without knowledge. Every goldsmith is disappointed by his engraved image; for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.

KJVEvery man^H120 is brutish^H1197^(H8738) in his knowledge^H1847: every founder^H6884^(H8802) is confounded^H3001^(H8689) by the graven image^H6459: for his molten image^H5262 is falsehood^H8267, and there is no breath^H7307 in them.

¹⁵ They are vanity, a work of delusion. In the time of their visitation they will perish.

KJVThey are vanity^H1892, and the work^H4639 of errors^H8595: in the time^H6256 of their visitation^H6486 they shall perish^H6^(H8799).

¹⁶ The portion of Jacob is not like these; for he is the maker of all things; and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance. Yahweh of Armies is his name.

KJVThe portion^H2506 of Jacob^H3290 is not like them: for he is the former^H3335^(H8802) of all things; and Israel^H3478 is the rod^H7626 of his inheritance^H5159: The LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635 is his name^H8034.

¹⁷ Gather up your wares out of the land, you who live under siege.

KJVGather up^H622^(H8798) thy wares^H3666 out of the land^H776, O inhabitant^H3427^(H8802) of the fortress^H4692.

¹⁸ For Yahweh says, “Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this time, and will distress them, that they may feel it.”

KJVFor thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068, Behold, I will sling^H7049^(H8802) out the inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) of the land^H776 at this once^H6471, and will distress^H6887^(H8689) them, that they may find^H4672^(H8799) it so.

¹⁹ Woe is me because of my injury! My wound is serious; but I said, “Truly this is my grief, and I must bear it.”

KJVWoe^H188 is me for my hurt^H7667! my wound^H4347 is grievous^H2470^(H8737): but I said^H559^(H8804), Truly^H389 this is a grief^H2483, and I must bear^H5375^(H8799) it.

²⁰ My tent has been destroyed, and all my cords are broken. My children have gone away from me, and they are no more. There is no one to spread my tent any more, to set up my curtains.

KJVMy tabernacle^H168 is spoiled^H7703^(H8795), and all my cords^H4340 are broken^H5423^(H8738): my children^H1121 are gone forth^H3318^(H8804) of me, and they are not: there is none to stretch forth^H5186^(H8802) my tent^H168 any more, and to set up^H6965^(H8688) my curtains^H3407.

²¹ For the shepherds have become brutish, and have not inquired of Yahweh. Therefore they have not prospered, and all their flocks have scattered.

KJVFor the pastors^H7462^(H8802) are become brutish^H1197^(H8738), and have not sought^H1875^(H8804) the LORD^H3068: therefore they shall not prosper^H7919^(H8689), and all their flocks^H4830 shall be scattered^H6327^(H8738).

²² The voice of news, behold, it comes, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a dwelling place of jackals.

KJVBehold, the noise^H6963 of the bruit^H8052 is come^H935^(H8802), and a great^H1419 commotion^H7494 out of the north^H6828 country^H776, to make^H7760^(H8800) the cities^H5892 of Judah^H3063 desolate^H8077, and a den^H4583 of dragons^H8577.

²³ Yahweh, I know that the way of man is not in himself. It is not in man who walks to direct his steps.

KJVO LORD^H3068, I know^H3045^(H8804) that the way^H1870 of man^H120 is not in himself: it is not in man^H376 that walketh^H1980^(H8802) to direct^H3559^(H8687) his steps^H6806.

²⁴ Yahweh, correct me, but gently; not in your anger, lest you reduce me to nothing.

KJVO LORD^H3068, correct^H3256^(H8761) me, but with judgment^H4941; not in thine anger^H639, lest thou bring me to nothing^H4591^(H8686).

²⁵ Pour out your wrath on the nations that don’t know you, and on the families that don’t call on your name; for they have devoured Jacob. Yes, they have devoured him, consumed him, and have laid waste his habitation.

KJVPour out^H8210^(H8798) thy fury^H2534 upon the heathen^H1471 that know^H3045^(H8804) thee not, and upon the families^H4940 that call^H7121^(H8804) not on thy name^H8034: for they have eaten up^H398^(H8804) Jacob^H3290, and devoured^H398^(H8804) him, and consumed^H3615^(H8762) him, and have made his habitation^H5116 desolate^H8074^(H8689).

WEB·Jeremiah 9

¹Oh that my head were waters, and my eyes a spring of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!

KJVOh that^H5414^(H8799) my head^H7218 were waters^H4325, and mine eyes^H5869 a fountain^H4726 of tears^H1832, that I might weep^H1058^(H8799) day^H3119 and night^H3915 for the slain^H2491 of the daughter^H1323 of my people^H5971!

² Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men, that I might leave my people and go from them! For they are all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.

KJVOh that^H5414^(H8799) I had in the wilderness^H4057 a lodging place^H4411 of wayfaring men^H732^(H8802); that I might leave^H5800^(H8799) my people^H5971, and go^H3212^(H8799) from them! for they be all adulterers^H5003^(H8764), an assembly^H6116 of treacherous men^H898^(H8802).

³ “They bend their tongue, as their bow, for falsehood. They have grown strong in the land, but not for truth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they don’t know me,” says Yahweh.

KJVAnd they bend^H1869^(H8686) their tongues^H3956 like their bow^H7198 for lies^H8267: but they are not valiant^H1396^(H8804) for the truth^H530 upon the earth^H776; for they proceed^H3318^(H8804) from evil^H7451 to evil^H7451, and they know^H3045^(H8804) not me, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068.

⁴ “Everyone beware of his neighbor, and don’t trust in any brother; for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbor will go around like a slanderer.

KJVTake ye heed^H8104^(H8734) every one^H376 of his neighbour^H7453, and trust^H982^(H8799) ye not in any brother^H251: for every brother^H251 will utterly^H6117^(H8800) supplant^H6117^(H8799), and every neighbour^H7453 will walk^H1980^(H8799) with slanders^H7400.

⁵ Friends deceive each other, and will not speak the truth. They have taught their tongue to speak lies. They weary themselves committing iniquity.

KJVAnd they will deceive^H2048^(H8762) every one^H376 his neighbour^H7453, and will not speak^H1696^(H8762) the truth^H571: they have taught^H3925^(H8765) their tongue^H3956 to speak^H1696^(H8763) lies^H8267, and weary^H3811^(H8738) themselves to commit iniquity^H5753^(H8687).

⁶ Your habitation is in the middle of deceit. Through deceit, they refuse to know me,” says Yahweh.

KJVThine habitation^H3427^(H8800) is in the midst^H8432 of deceit^H4820; through deceit^H4820 they refuse^H3985^(H8765) to know^H3045^(H8800) me, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068.

⁷ Therefore Yahweh of Armies says, “Behold, I will melt them and test them; for how should I deal with the daughter of my people?

KJVTherefore thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635, Behold, I will melt^H6884^(H8802) them, and try^H974^(H8804) them; for how shall I do^H6213^(H8799) for^H6440 the daughter^H1323 of my people^H5971?

⁸ Their tongue is a deadly arrow. It speaks deceit. One speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in his heart, he waits to ambush him.

KJVTheir tongue^H3956 is as an arrow^H2671 shot out^H7819^(H8803); it speaketh^H1696^(H8765) deceit^H4820: one speaketh^H1696^(H8762) peaceably^H7965 to his neighbour^H7453 with his mouth^H6310, but in heart^H7130 he layeth^H7760^(H8799) his wait^H696.

⁹ Shouldn’t I punish them for these things?” says Yahweh. “Shouldn’t my soul be avenged on a nation such as this?

KJVShall I not visit^H6485^(H8799) them for these things? saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068: shall not my soul^H5315 be avenged^H5358^(H8691) on such a nation^H1471 as this?

¹⁰ I will weep and wail for the mountains, and lament for the pastures of the wilderness, because they are burned up, so that no one passes through; Men can’t hear the voice of the livestock. Both the birds of the sky and the animals have fled. They are gone.

KJVFor the mountains^H2022 will I take up^H5375^(H8799) a weeping^H1065 and wailing^H5092, and for the habitations^H4999 of the wilderness^H4057 a lamentation^H7015, because they are burned up^H3341^(H8738), so that none^H376 can pass^H5674^(H8802) through them; neither can men hear^H8085^(H8804) the voice^H6963 of the cattle^H4735; both the fowl^H5775 of the heavens^H8064 and the beast^H929 are fled^H5074^(H8804); they are gone^H1980^(H8804).

¹¹ “I will make Jerusalem heaps, a dwelling place of jackals. I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.”

KJVAnd I will make^H5414^(H8804) Jerusalem^H3389 heaps^H1530, and a den^H4583 of dragons^H8577; and I will make^H5414^(H8799) the cities^H5892 of Judah^H3063 desolate^H8077, without an inhabitant^H3427^(H8802).

¹² Who is wise enough to understand this? Who is he to whom the mouth of Yahweh has spoken, that he may declare it? Why has the land perished and burned up like a wilderness, so that no one passes through?

KJVWho is the wise^H2450 man^H376, that may understand^H995^(H8799) this? and who is he to whom the mouth^H6310 of the LORD^H3068 hath spoken^H1696^(H8765), that he may declare^H5046^(H8686) it, for what the land^H776 perisheth^H6^(H8804) and is burned up^H3341^(H8738) like a wilderness^H4057, that none passeth through^H5674^(H8802)?

¹³ Yahweh says, “Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice or walked in my ways,

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 saith^H559^(H8799), Because they have forsaken^H5800^(H8800) my law^H8451 which I set^H5414^(H8804) before^H6440 them, and have not obeyed^H8085^(H8804) my voice^H6963, neither walked^H1980^(H8804) therein;

¹⁴ but have walked after the stubbornness of their own heart and after the Baals, which their fathers taught them.”

KJVBut have walked^H3212^(H8799) after^H310 the imagination^H8307 of their own heart^H3820, and after^H310 Baalim^H1168, which their fathers^H1 taught^H3925^(H8765) them:

¹⁵ Therefore Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says, “Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink.

KJVTherefore thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635, the God^H430 of Israel^H3478; Behold, I will feed^H398^(H8688) them, even this people^H5971, with wormwood^H3939, and give them water^H4325 of gall^H7219 to drink^H8248^(H8689).

¹⁶ I will scatter them also among the nations, whom neither they nor their fathers have known. I will send the sword after them, until I have consumed them.”

KJVI will scatter^H6327^(H8689) them also among the heathen^H1471, whom neither they nor their fathers^H1 have known^H3045^(H8804): and I will send^H7971^(H8765) a sword^H2719 after^H310 them, till I have consumed^H3615^(H8763) them.

¹⁷ Yahweh of Armies says, “Consider, and call for the mourning women, that they may come. Send for the skillful women, that they may come.

KJVThus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635, Consider^H995^(H8708) ye, and call^H7121^(H8798) for the mourning women^H6969^(H8789), that they may come^H935^(H8799); and send^H7971^(H8798) for cunning^H2450 women, that they may come^H935^(H8799):

¹⁸ Let them make haste and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears and our eyelids gush out with waters.

KJVAnd let them make haste^H4116^(H8762), and take up^H5375^(H8799) a wailing^H5092 for us, that our eyes^H5869 may run down^H3381^(H8799) with tears^H1832, and our eyelids^H6079 gush out^H5140^(H8799) with waters^H4325.

¹⁹ For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, ‘How we are ruined! We are greatly confounded because we have forsaken the land, because they have cast down our dwellings.’”

KJVFor a voice^H6963 of wailing^H5092 is heard^H8085^(H8738) out of Zion^H6726, How are we spoiled^H7703^(H8795)! we are greatly^H3966 confounded^H954^(H8804), because we have forsaken^H5800^(H8804) the land^H776, because our dwellings^H4908 have cast us out^H7993^(H8689).

²⁰ Yet hear Yahweh’s word, you women. Let your ear receive the word of his mouth. Teach your daughters wailing. Everyone teach her neighbor a lamentation.

KJVYet hear^H8085^(H8798) the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068, O ye women^H802, and let your ear^H241 receive^H3947^(H8799) the word^H1697 of his mouth^H6310, and teach^H3925^(H8761) your daughters^H1323 wailing^H5092, and every one^H802 her neighbour^H7468 lamentation^H7015.

²¹ For death has come up into our windows. It has entered into our palaces to cut off the children from outside, and the young men from the streets.

KJVFor death^H4194 is come up^H5927^(H8804) into our windows^H2474, and is entered^H935^(H8804) into our palaces^H759, to cut off^H3772^(H8687) the children^H5768 from without^H2351, and the young men^H970 from the streets^H7339.

²² Speak, “Yahweh says, “‘The dead bodies of men will fall as dung on the open field, and as the handful after the harvester. No one will gather them.’”

KJVSpeak^H1696^(H8761), Thus saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068, Even the carcases^H5038 of men^H120 shall fall^H5307^(H8804) as dung^H1828 upon the open^H6440 field^H7704, and as the handful^H5995 after^H310 the harvestman^H7114^(H8802), and none shall gather^H622^(H8764) them.

²³ Yahweh says, “Don’t let the wise man glory in his wisdom. Don’t let the mighty man glory in his might. Don’t let the rich man glory in his riches.

KJVThus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068, Let not the wise^H2450 man glory^H1984^(H8691) in his wisdom^H2451, neither let the mighty^H1368 man glory^H1984^(H8691) in his might^H1369, let not the rich^H6223 man glory^H1984^(H8691) in his riches^H6239:

²⁴ But let him who glories glory in this, that he has understanding, and knows me, that I am Yahweh who exercises loving kindness, justice, and righteousness on the earth, for I delight in these things,” says Yahweh.

KJVBut let him that glorieth^H1984^(H8693) glory^H1984^(H8691) in this, that he understandeth^H7919^(H8687) and knoweth^H3045^(H8800) me, that I am the LORD^H3068 which exercise^H6213^(H8802) lovingkindness^H2617, judgment^H4941, and righteousness^H6666, in the earth^H776: for in these things I delight^H2654^(H8804), saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068.

²⁵ “Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that I will punish all those who are circumcised only in their flesh:

KJVBehold, the days^H3117 come^H935^(H8802), saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068, that I will punish^H6485^(H8804) all them which are circumcised^H4135^(H8803) with the uncircumcised^H6190;

²⁶ Egypt, Judah, Edom, the children of Ammon, Moab, and all who have the corners of their hair cut off, who dwell in the wilderness, for all the nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in heart.”

KJVEgypt^H4714, and Judah^H3063, and Edom^H123, and the children^H1121 of Ammon^H5983, and Moab^H4124, and all that are in the utmost^H7112^(H8803) corners^H6285, that dwell^H3427^(H8802) in the wilderness^H4057: for all these nations^H1471 are uncircumcised^H6189, and all the house^H1004 of Israel^H3478 are uncircumcised^H6189 in the heart^H3820.

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