Jeremiah 9:4-6

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 9:4

Jeremiah 9:4. Take ye heed, &c.— See Micah 7:5.Matthew 10:35; Matthew 10:35. read more

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 9:6

Jeremiah 9:6. Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit— Houbigant follows the LXX, and renders the verse, They add usury to usury, and deceit to deceit, they refuse, &c. The experimental knowledge of God, which is true religion, is incompatible with the practice of any wickedness; and therefore it is natural enough for those, who are resolved at all events to abide in their evil courses, to divest themselves of all religious principles, which if insufficient to restrain, will be sure at... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 9:4

4. supplant—literally, "trip up by the heel" (Hosea 12:3). walk with slanders— (Jeremiah 6:28). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 9:5

5. weary themselves—are at laborious pains to act perversely [MAURER]. Sin is a hard bondage (Habakkuk 2:13). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 9:6

6. Thine—God addresses Jeremiah, who dwelt in the midst of deceitful men. refuse to know me—Their ignorance of God is wilful (Jeremiah 9:3; Jeremiah 5:4; Jeremiah 5:5). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 9:2-9

Judah’s depravity 9:2-9 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 9:4

The Lord advised His people to be on guard against their neighbors, and not to trust their fellow Israelites, because they all dealt deceitfully and slandered one another. The word translated "craftily" comes from the same Hebrew root as "Jacob," ya’qob. The people were behaving like Jacob at his worst. This was civil unrest at its worst. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 9:5

They intentionally deceived their neighbors, cultivated the skill of lying, and pursued iniquity so strenuously that it wore them out. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 9:6

"Deceit" so typified their environment that it prevented them from having much of a relationship with Yahweh. Note the recurrence of "deceit" and its synonyms in this pericope. They did not know God (Jeremiah 9:3), and they refused to know Him. Even while they devotedly studied deception (Jeremiah 9:5), they refused to "know" Him."The verb yada’, ’know,’ denotes much more than intellectual knowledge but rather that deep intimate knowledge that follows on the personal commitment of one life to... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 9:1-26

1-22. The prophet continues his lament. The impending doom.2. A lodging place, etc.] a caravanserai (khan), supplying a bare shelter, even the most desolate spot, if he may thereby escape the crimes of Jerusalem.7. Melt.. try] i.e. remove the dross, and test whether the metal is now pure. 8. His wait] RV ’wait for him.’10. Habitations] RV ’pastures.’11. Dragons] RV ’jackals’; so in Jeremiah 49:33. 12. For what, etc.] rather (with RV), a new question, ’Wherefore is?’ etc. Why this heavy... read more

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