Verse 6

Jeremiah 9:6

American Standard Version Byzantine Text

6 Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith Jehovah.

Original Language Text

hebrew

לָ/כֵ֗ן כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת הִנְ/נִ֥י צוֹרְפָ֖/ם וּ/בְחַנְתִּ֑י/ם כִּֽי אֵ֣יךְ אֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה מִ/פְּנֵ֖י בַּת עַמִּֽ/י

English Translation

Therefore, thus says the Lord of Hosts: Behold, I am shaping and testing them, for how shall I do before the daughter of my people?

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Chapter 9 Context

1 Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for... Focus ↗

2 Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and... Focus ↗

3 And they bend their tongue, as it were their bow, for falsehood; and they are grown strong in the la... Focus ↗

4 Take ye heed everyone of his neighbor, and trust ye not in any brother; for every brother will utter... Focus ↗

5 And they will deceive every one his neighbor, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their t... Focus ↗

6 Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith Jehovah.

7 Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how else should I... Focus ↗

8 Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbor with his... Focus ↗

9 Shall I not visit them for these things? saith Jehovah; shall not my soul be avenged on such a natio... Focus ↗

10 For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the pastures of the wilderness a lam... Focus ↗

11 And I will make Jerusalem heaps, a dwelling place of jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a... Focus ↗

12 Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of Jehovah hath spoke... Focus ↗

13 And Jehovah saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my... Focus ↗

14 but have walked after the stubbornness of their own heart, and after the Baalim, which their fathers... Focus ↗

15 therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God (Elohim) of Israel, Behold, I will feed them, even th... Focus ↗

16 I will scatter them also among the nations, whom neither they nor their fathers have known; and I wi... Focus ↗

17 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and s... Focus ↗

18 and let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and ou... Focus ↗

19 For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, How are we ruined! we are greatly confounded, because w... Focus ↗

20 Yet hear the word of Jehovah, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth; and teach... Focus ↗

21 For death is come up into our windows, it is entered into our palaces; to cut off the children from... Focus ↗

22 Speak, Thus saith Jehovah, The dead bodies of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the... Focus ↗

23 Thus saith Jehovah, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in hi... Focus ↗

24 but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he hath understanding, and knoweth me, that I am Jehov... Focus ↗

25 Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will punish all them that are circumcised in their unci... Focus ↗

26 Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that have the corners of th... Focus ↗

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