NASB — Jeremiah 9 — KJV

A Lament over Zion

  1 IaOh°° that my head° were waters°
  And my eyes° a fountain° of tears°,
  That I might weep° day° and night°
  For the slain° of the bdaughter° of my people°!
  2 IaOh° that I had° in the desert°
  A wayfarers’° lodging° place°;
  That I might leave° my people°
  And go° from them!
  For all° of them are badulterers°,
  An assembly° of ctreacherous° men.
  3 “They abend° their tongue° [like] their bow°;
  Lies° and not truth° prevail° in the land°;
  For they bproceed° from evil° to evil°,
  And they cdo not know° Me,” declares° the LORD°.
  4 “Let everyone° abe on guard° against° his neighbor°,
  And bdo not trust° any° brother°;
  Because° every° cbrother° deals° Icraftily°,
  And every° neighbor° dgoes° about as a slanderer°.
  5 “Everyone° adeceives° his neighbor°
  And does not speak° the truth°,
  They have taught° their tongue° to speak° lies°;
  They bweary° themselves committing° iniquity°.
  6 “Your adwelling° is in the midst° of deceit°;
  Through deceit° they brefuse° to know° Me,” declares° the LORD°.

[1] ICh 8:23 in Heb aIs 22:4; Jr 8:18; 13:17; Lm 2:18 bJr 6:26; 8:21, 22
[2] ICh 9:1 in Heb aPs 55:6, 7; 120:5, 6 bJr 5:7, 8; 23:10; Ho 4:2 cJr 5:11; 12:1, 6
[3] aPs 64:3; Is 59:4; Jr 9:8 bJr 4:22 cJg 2:10; 1S 2:12; Jr 4:22; 5:4, 5; Ho 4:1; 1Co 15:34
[4] II.e. like Jacob (a play on words) aPs 12:2; Pv 26:24, 25; Jr 9:8; Mi 7:5, 6 bJr 12:6 cGn 27:35 dPs 15:3; Pv 10:18; Jr 6:28
[5] aMi 6:12 bJr 12:13; 51:58, 64
[6] aPs 120:5, 6; Jr 5:27; 8:5 bJb 21:14, 15; Pv 1:24; Jr 11:10; 13:10; Jn 3:19, 20

7 ¶ Therefore° thus° says° the LORD° of hosts°,
  “Behold°, I will refine° them and aassay° them;
  For bwhat° [else] can I do°, because°° of the daughter° of My people°?
  8 “Their atongue° is a deadly° arrow°;
  It speaks° deceit°;
  With his mouth° one bspeaks° peace° to his neighbor°,
  But inwardly° he csets° an ambush° for him.
  9aShall I not punish° them for these° things°?” declares° the LORD°.
  “On a nation° such° as this°
  Shall I not avenge° Myself°?

[7] aIs 1:25; Jr 6:27; Mal 3:3 bHo 11:8
[8] aJr 9:3 bPs 28:3 cJr 5:26
[9] aIs 1:24; Jr 5:9, 29

  10 ¶ “For the amountains° I will take° up a weeping° and wailing°,
  And for the pastures° of the bwilderness° a dirge°,
  Because° they are claid° waste° so°° that no° one° passes° through°,
  And the lowing° of the cattle° is not heard°;
  Both° the dbirds° of the sky° and the beasts° have fled°; they are gone°.
  11 “I will make° Jerusalem° a aheap° of ruins,
  A haunt° of bjackals°;
  And I will make° the cities° of Judah° a cdesolation°, without° inhabitant°.”

[10] aJr 4:24; 7:29 bJr 4:26; Ho 4:3 cJr 12:4, 10; Ezk 14:15; 29:11; 33:28 dJr 4:25; 12:4; Ho 4:3
[11] aIs 25:2; Jr 51:37 bIs 13:22; 34:13 cJr 4:27; 26:9

12 ¶ Who° is the awise° man° that may understand° this°? And [who is] he to whom° bthe mouth° of the LORD° has spoken°, that he may declare° it? cWhy°° is the land° ruined°, laid° waste° like a desert°, so°° that no° one° passes° through°? 13 The LORD° said°, “Because° they have aforsaken° My law° which° I set° before° them, and have not obeyed° My voice° nor° walked° according to it, 14 but have awalked° after° the stubbornness° of their heart° and after° the bBaals°, as their cfathers° taught° them,” 15 therefore° thus° says° the LORD° of hosts°, the God° of Israel°, “behold°, aI will feed° them, this° people°, with wormwood° and give° them bpoisoned° water° to drink°. 16 I will ascatter° them among the nations°, whom° neither° they nor° their fathers° have known°; and I will send° the bsword° after° them until° I have annihilated° them.”

[12] aPs 107:43; Is 42:23; Ho 14:9 bJr 9:20; 23:16 cPs 107:34; Jr 23:10
[13] a2Ch 7:19; Ps 89:30; Jr 5:19; 22:9
[14] aJr 7:24; 11:8; Ro 1:21-24 bJr 2:8, 23; 23:27 cGa 1:14; 1P 1:18
[15] aPs 80:5 bDt 29:18; Jr 8:14; 23:15; Lm 3:15
[16] aLv 26:33; Dt 28:64; Jr 13:24 bJr 44:27; Ezk 5:2, 12

17 ¶ Thus° says° the LORD° of hosts°,
  “Consider° and call° for the amourning° women°, that they may come°;
  And send° for the Ibwailing° women°, that they may come°!
  18 “Let them make° haste° and take° up a wailing° for us,
  That our aeyes° may shed° tears°
  And our eyelids° flow° with water°.
  19 “For a voice° of awailing° is heard° from Zion°,
  ‘bHow° are we ruined°!
  We are put° to great° shame°,
  For we have cleft° the land°,
  Because° they have cast° down° our dwellings°.’”
  20 Now° hear° the word° of the LORD°, O you awomen°,
  And let your ear° receive° the word° of His mouth°;
  Teach° your daughters° wailing°,
  And everyone° her neighbor° a dirge°.
  21 For adeath° has come° up through our windows°;
  It has entered° our palaces°
  To cut° off° the bchildren° from the streets°,
  The young° men° from the town° squares°.
  22 Speak°, “Thus° says° the LORD°,
  ‘The corpses° of men° will fall° alike dung° on the open° field°,
  And like the sheaf° after°° the reaper°,
  But no° one° will gather° [them].’”

[17] ILit skilled a2Ch 35:25; Ec 12:5 bAm 5:16
[18] aIs 22:4; Jr 9:1; 14:17
[19] aJr 7:29; Ezk 7:16-18 bDt 28:29; Jr 4:13 cJr 7:15; 15:1
[20] aIs 32:9
[21] a2Ch 36:17; Jr 15:7; 18:21; Ezk 9:5, 6; Am 6:9, 10 bJr 6:11
[22] aPs 83:10; Is 5:25; Jr 8:2; 16:4; 25:33

23 ¶ Thus° says° the LORD°, “aLet not a wise° man° boast° of his wisdom°, and let not the bmighty° man° boast° of his might°, let not a crich° man° boast° of his riches°; 24 but let him who boasts° aboast° of this°, that he understands° and knows° Me, that I am the LORD° who bexercises° lovingkindness°, justice° and righteousness° on earth°; for I cdelight° in these° things°,” declares° the LORD°.

[23] aEc 9:11; Is 47:10; Ezk 28:3-7 b1K 20:10, 11; Is 10:8-12 cJb 31:24, 25; Ps 49:6-9
[24] aPs 20:7; 44:8; Is 41:16; Jr 4:2; 1Co 1:31; 2Co 10:17; Ga 6:14 bEx 34:6, 7; Ps 36:5, 7; 51:1 cIs 61:8; Mi 7:18

25 ¶ “Behold°, the days° are coming°,” declares° the LORD°, “that I will punish° all° who are circumcised° and yet auncircumcised°26 Egypt° and Judah°, and Edom° and the sons° of Ammon°, and Moab° and aall° those inhabiting° the desert° who clip° the hair on their temples°; for all° the nations° are uncircumcised°, and all° the house° of Israel° are buncircumcised° of heart°.”

[25] aJr 4:4; Ro 2:28, 29
[26] aJr 25:23 bLv 26:41; Jr 4:4; 6:10; Ezk 44:7; Ro 2:28


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Jeremiah lamenteth the Jews for their manifold sins,

1 ¶ Oh that¹ª² my headº were² waters,º and mine eyesº a fountainº of tears,º that I might weepºª dayº and nightº for² the slainº of the daughterº of my people!º 2 Oh that¹ª I had²² in the wildernessº a lodging placeº of wayfaring men;ºª that I might leaveºª² my people,º and go¹ª² from²² them! for² they [be] all² adulterers,ºª an assemblyº of treacherous men.ºª 3 And they bendºª² their tonguesº [like] their bowº [for] lies:º but they are not² valiantºª for the truthº upon the earth;º for² they proceedºª from evilº² to² evil,º and they knowºª not² me, saithºª the LORD.º 4 Take ye heedºª every oneº of his neighbour,º² and trustºª ye not² in² any² brother:º for² every² brotherº will utterly¹ª supplant,ºª and every² neighbourº will walkºª with slanders.º 5 And they will deceiveºª every oneº his neighbour,º and will not² speakºª the truth:º they have taughtºª their tongueº to speakºª lies,º [and] weary¹ª themselves² to commit iniquity.ºª 6 Thine habitationºª [is] in the midstº of deceit;º through deceitº they refuseºª to knowºª me, saithºª the LORD.º 7 Therefore² thus² saithºª the LORDº of hosts,º Behold,² I will meltºª them, and tryºª them; for² how² shall I doºª forº² the daughterº of my people?º 8 Their tongueº [is as] an arrowº shot out;ºª it speakethºª deceit:º [one] speakethºª peaceablyº to² his neighbourº with his mouth,º but in heartº he layethºª his wait.º

[1] Ps 42:3; 119:136; Is 16:9; 22:4; Jr 4:19; 6:26; 8:21; 13:17; 14:17; Lm 2:11, 18; 3:48; Ezk 21:6.
[2] Ps 55:6; 120:5; Jr 5:7; 12:1, 6; 23:10; Ezk 22:10; Ho 4:2; 5:7; 6:7; 7:4; Mi 7:1, 2; Zp 3:4; Mal 2:11; Jm 4:4.
[3] Jg 2:10; 1S 2:12; Ps 52:2; 64:3; 120:2; Is 59:3, 13; Jr 4:22; 7:26; 9:5, 8; 22:16; 31:34; Ho 4:1; Mi 7:3; Mt 10:31; Mk 8:38; Jn 8:54; 17:3; Ro 1:16, 28; 3:13; 2Co 4:4; Php 1:28; 2Ti 3:13; Jde 1:3; Rv 12:11.
[4] Gn 27:35; 32:28; Lv 19:16; Ps 12:2; 15:3; 55:11; Pv 6:16, 19; 10:18; 25:18; 26:24; Jr 6:28; 12:6; Ezk 22:9; Mi 7:5; Mt 10:17, 21, 34; Lk 21:16; 1Th 4:6; 1P 2:1.
[5] Gn 19:11; Jb 11:3; 15:5; Ps 7:14; 50:19; 64:3; 140:3; Pv 4:16; Is 5:18; 41:6; 44:12; 57:10; 59:13; Jr 9:3, 5, 8; Ezk 24:12; Mi 6:3, 12; Hab 2:13; Ep 4:25; 1Ti 4:2.
[6] Jb 21:14; Ps 120:2; Pv 1:24, 29; Jr 11:19; 13:10; 18:18; 20:10; Ho 4:6; Jn 3:19; Ro 1:28; 1Co 15:34.
[7] 2Ch 36:15; Is 1:25; 48:10; Jr 6:29; 31:20; Ezk 22:18; 26:11; Ho 6:4; 11:8; Zc 1:14; 13:9; Mal 3:3; 1P 1:7; 4:12.
[8] 2S 3:27; 20:9; Ps 12:2; 28:3; 55:21; 57:4; 64:3, 8; 120:3; Pv 26:24; Jr 9:3, 5; Mt 26:48.

and for their judgment.

9 ¶ Shall I not² visitºª them for² these² [things]? saithºª the LORD:º shall not² my soulº be avengedºª on such² a nationº as this?² 10 For² the mountainsº will I take upºª a weepingº and wailing,º and for² the habitationsº of the wildernessº a lamentation,º because² they are burned up,ºª so that noneº²² can pass¹ª through² [them]; neither² can [men] hearºª the voiceº of the cattle;º both the fowlº² of the heavensº and the beastº are fled;ºª they are gone.ºª 11 And I will makeºª² Jerusalemº heaps,º [and] a denº of dragons;º and I will makeºª the citiesº of Judahº desolate,º without²² an inhabitant.ºª

[9] Is 1:24; Jr 5:9, 29.
[10] Is 49:19; Jr 2:6; 4:19, 25; 7:29; 8:18; 12:4, 10; 13:16; 14:6; 23:10; Lm 1:16; 2:11; Ezk 14:15; 29:11; 33:28; Ho 4:3; Jol 1:10.
[11] Ne 4:2; Ps 79:1; Is 13:22; 25:2; 34:13; 44:26; Jr 10:22; 25:11, 18; 26:18; 34:22; 51:37; Lm 2:2, 7; 3:47; Mi 1:6; 3:12; 6:16; Rv 18:2.

Disobedience is the cause of their bitter calamity.

12 ¶ Who² [is] the wiseº man,º that may understandºª² this?² and [who is he] to² whom the mouthº of the LORDº hath spoken,ºª that he may declareºª it, for² what² the landº perishethºª [and] is burned upºª like a wilderness,º that none²² passeth through?ºª 13 And the LORDº saith,ºª Because² they have forsakenºª² my lawº which² I setºª beforeº them, and have not² obeyedºª my voice,º neither² walkedºª therein; 14 But have walked¹ª² afterº the imaginationº of their own heart,º and afterº Baalim,º which² their fathersº taughtºª them: 15 Therefore² thus² saithºª the LORDº of hosts,º the Godº of Israel;º Behold,² I will feedºª them, [even]² this² people,º with wormwood,º and give them waterº of gallº to drink.ºª 16 I will scatterºª them also among the heathen,º whom² neither² they² nor their fathersº have known:ºª and I will sendºª² a swordº afterº them, till² I have consumedºª them.

[12] Dt 29:22; 32:29; 1K 9:8; Ps 107:34, 43; Jr 5:19; 16:10; 22:8; Ezk 14:23; 22:25; Ho 14:9; Mt 24:15; Rv 1:3.
[13] Dt 31:16; 2Ch 7:19; Ezr 9:10; Ps 89:30; 119:53; Pv 28:4; Jr 22:9; Zp 3:1.
[14] Gn 6:5; Jr 3:17; 7:24; 44:17; Zc 1:4; Ro 1:21; Ga 1:14; Ep 2:3; 4:17; 1P 1:18.
[15] Ps 60:3; 69:21; 75:8; 80:5; Is 2:17, 22; Jr 8:14; 23:15; 25:15; Lm 3:15, 19; Rv 8:11.
[16] Lv 26:33; Dt 4:27; 28:25, 36, 64; 32:26; Ne 1:8; Ps 106:27; Jr 13:24; 15:2; 24:10; 25:27; 29:17; 44:27; 49:36; Ezk 5:2, 12; 11:17; 12:15; 14:17; 20:23; Zc 7:14; Jm 1:1.

He exhorteth to mourn for their destruction,

17 ¶ Thus² saithºª the LORDº of hosts,º Considerºª ye, and callºª for the mourning women,ºª that they may come;ºª and sendºª for² cunningº [women], that they may come:ºª 18 And let them make haste,ºª and take upºª a wailingº for² us, that our eyesº may run downºª with tears,º and our eyelidsº gush outºª with waters.º 19 For² a voiceº of wailingº is heardºª out of Zion,º² How² are we spoiled!ºª we are greatlyº confounded,ºª because² we have forsakenºª the land,º because² our dwellingsº have cast [us] out.ºª 20 Yet² hearºª the wordº of the LORD,º O ye women,º and let your earº receiveºª the wordº of his mouth,º and teachºª your daughtersº wailing,º and every oneº her neighbourº lamentation.º 21 For² deathº is come upºª into our windows,º [and] is enteredºª into our palaces,º to cut offºª the childrenº from without,º² [and] the young menº from the streets.º² 22 Speak,ºª Thus² saithºª the LORD,º Even the carcasesº of menº shall fallºª as dungº upon² the openº field,º and as the handfulº afterº² the harvestman,ºª and none² shall gatherºª [them].

[17] 2Ch 35:25; Jb 3:8; Ec 12:5; Am 5:16; Mt 9:23; Mk 5:38.
[18] Is 22:4; Jr 6:26; 9:1, 10, 20; 13:17; 14:17; Lm 1:2; 2:11, 18; Lk 19:41.
[19] Lv 18:25, 28; 20:22; Dt 28:29; Jr 2:14; 4:13, 20, 30, 31; Lm 4:15; 5:2; Ezk 7:16; Mi 1:8; 2:4, 10.
[20] Jb 22:22; Is 3:16; 32:9; Jr 9:17; Lk 23:27.
[21] 2Ch 36:17; Jr 6:11; 15:7; Ezk 9:5; 21:14; Am 6:10.
[22] 2K 9:37; Ps 83:10; Is 5:25; Jr 7:33; 8:2; 16:4; 25:33; Zp 1:17.

and to trust not in themselves, but in God.

23 ¶ Thus² saithºª the LORD,º Let not² the wiseº [man] gloryºª in his wisdom,º neither² let the mightyº [man] gloryºª in his might,º let not² the richº [man] gloryºª in his riches:º 24 But²² let him that gloriethºª gloryºª in this,² that he understandethºª and knowethºª me, that² I² [am] the LORDº which exerciseºª lovingkindness,º judgment,º and righteousness,º in the earth:º for² in these² [things] I delight,ºª saithºª the LORD.º

[23] Dt 8:17; 1S 17:4, 42; 1K 20:10; Jb 5:12; 31:24; Ps 33:16; 49:6, 10, 16; 52:6; 62:10; Pv 11:4; Ec 2:13, 19; 9:11; Is 5:21; 10:8, 12; 36:8; Ezk 7:19; 28:2; 29:9; Dn 3:15; 4:30, 37; 5:18; Am 2:14; Zp 1:18; Mk 10:24; Lk 12:19; Ac 12:22; Ro 1:22; 1Co 1:19, 27; 3:18; 1Ti 6:10; Jm 3:14.
[24] Ex 34:5; 1S 15:22; Ps 36:5; 44:8; 51:1; 91:14; 99:4; 145:7; 146:7; Is 41:16; 45:25; 61:8; Jr 4:2; 31:33; Mi 6:8; 7:18; Mt 11:27; Lk 10:22; Jn 17:3; Ro 3:25; 5:11; 1Co 1:31; 2Co 4:6; 10:17; Ga 6:14; Php 3:3; 1Jn 5:20.

He threateneth both Jews and Gentiles.

25 ¶ Behold,² the daysº come,ºª saithºª the LORD,º that I will punishºª² all² [them which are] circumcisedºª with the uncircumcised;º 26 Egypt,º and Judah,º and Edom,º and the childrenº of Ammon,º and Moab,º and all² [that are] in the utmostºª corners,º that dwellºª in the wilderness:º for² all² [these] nationsº [are] uncircumcised,º and all² the houseº of Israelº [are] uncircumcisedº in the heart.º

[25] Ezk 28:10; 32:19; Am 3:2; Ro 2:8, 25; Ga 5:2.
[26] Lv 21:5; 26:41; Dt 30:6; Is 13:1; 19:24; Jr 4:4; 25:9, 23; 27:3; 46:1; 49:32; Ezk 24:1; 44:7, 9; Am 1:1; Zp 1:1; Ac 7:51; Ro 2:28.


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