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World English Bible

Jeremiah 9 (WEBP)

[1] Oh 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!
[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.
[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.
[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.
[5] Friends deceive each other, and will not speak the truth. They have taught their tongue to speak lies. They weary themselves committing iniquity.
[6] Your habitation is in the middle of deceit. Through deceit, they refuse to know me,” says Yahweh.
[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?
[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.
[9] Shouldn’t I punish them for these things?” says Yahweh. “Shouldn’t my soul be avenged on a nation such 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.
[11] “I will make Jerusalem heaps, a dwelling place of jackals. I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.”
[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?
[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,
[14] but have walked after the stubbornness of their own heart and after the Baals, which their fathers taught 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.
[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.”
[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.
[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.
[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.’”
[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.
[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.
[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.’”
[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.
[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.
[25] “Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that I will punish all those who are circumcised only in their flesh:
[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.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Jeremiah 9 (KJVS)

[1] Oh that () my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep () day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
[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 be all adulterers, () an assembly of treacherous men. ()
[3] And they bend () their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant () for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed () from evil to evil, and they know () not me, saith () the Lord.
[4] Take ye heed () every one of his neighbour, and trust () ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly () supplant, () and every neighbour will walk () with slanders.
[5] And they will deceive () every one his neighbour, and will not speak () the truth: they have taught () their tongue to speak () lies, and weary () themselves to commit iniquity. ()
[6] Thine habitation () is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse () to know () me, saith () the Lord.
[7] Therefore thus saith () the Lord of hosts, Behold, I will melt () them, and try () them; for how shall I do () for the daughter of my people?
[8] Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; () it speaketh () deceit: one speaketh () peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth () his wait.
[9] Shall I not visit () them for these things? saith () the Lord: shall not my soul be avenged () on such a nation as this?
[10] For the mountains will I take up () a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, () so that none can pass () through them; neither can men hear () the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fled; () they are gone. ()
[11] And I will make () Jerusalem heaps, and a den of dragons; and I will make () the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant. ()
[12] Who is the wise man, that may understand () this? and who is he to whom the mouth of the Lord hath spoken, () that he may declare () it, for what the land perisheth () and is burned up () like a wilderness, that none passeth through? ()
[13] And the Lord saith, () Because they have forsaken () my law which I set () before them, and have not obeyed () my voice, neither walked () therein;
[14] but have walked () after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught () them:
[15] therefore thus saith () the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will feed () them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink. ()
[16] I will scatter () them also among the heathen, whom neither they nor their fathers have known: () and I will send () a sword after them, till I have consumed () them.
[17] Thus saith () the Lord of hosts, Consider () ye, and call () for the mourning women, () that they may come; () and send () for cunning women, that they may come: ()
[18] and 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.
[19] For a voice of wailing is heard () out of Zion, How are we spoiled! () we are greatly confounded, () because we have forsaken () the land, because our dwellings have cast us out. ()
[20] Yet hear () the word of the Lord, O ye women, and let your ear receive () the word of his mouth, and teach () your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbour lamentation.
[21] For death is come up () into our windows, and is entered () into our palaces, to cut off () the children from without, and the young men from the streets.
[22] Speak, () Thus saith () the Lord, Even the carcases of men shall fall () as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman, () and none shall gather () them.
[23] Thus saith () the Lord, Let not the wise man glory () in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory () in his might, let not the rich man glory () in his riches:
[24] but let him that glorieth () glory () in this, that he understandeth () and knoweth () me, that I am the Lord which exercise () lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, () saith () the Lord.
[25] Behold, the days come, () saith () the Lord, that I will punish () all them which are circumcised () with the uncircumcised;
[26] Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that are in the utmost () corners, that dwell () in the wilderness: for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart.

Jeremiah 9:1 Heb. who will give my head etc.
Jeremiah 9:4 Or, friend
Jeremiah 9:5 Or, mock
Jeremiah 9:8a Heb. in the midst of him
Jeremiah 9:8b Or, wait for him
Jeremiah 9:10 Or, pastures
Jeremiah 9:11 Heb. desolation
Jeremiah 9:14 Or, stubbornness
Jeremiah 9:25 Heb. visit upon
Jeremiah 9:26 Heb. cut off into corners, or having the corners of their hair polled

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Jeremiah 9 (BYZ)

[1] [8:23] τις δωσει κεφαλη μου υδωρ και οφθαλμοις μου πηγην δακρυων και κλαυσομαι τον λαον μου τουτον ημερας και νυκτος τους τετραυματισμενους θυγατρος λαου μου
[2] [9:1] τις δωη μοι εν τη ερημω σταθμον εσχατον και καταλειψω τον λαον μου και απελευσομαι απ αυτων οτι παντες μοιχωνται συνοδος αθετουντων
[3] [9:2] και ενετειναν την γλωσσαν αυτων ως τοξον ψευδος και ου πιστις ενισχυσεν επι της γης οτι εκ κακων εις κακα εξηλθοσαν και εμε ουκ εγνωσαν
[4] [9:3] εκαστος απο του πλησιον αυτου φυλαξασθε και επ αδελφοις αυτων μη πεποιθατε οτι πας αδελφος πτερνη πτερνιει και πας φιλος δολιως πορευσεται
[5] [9:4] εκαστος κατα του φιλου αυτου καταπαιξεται αληθειαν ου μη λαλησωσιν μεμαθηκεν η γλωσσα αυτων λαλειν ψευδη ηδικησαν και ου διελιπον του επιστρεψαι
[6] [9:5] τοκος επι τοκω δολος επι δολω ουκ ηθελον ειδεναι με
[7] [9:6] δια τουτο ταδε λεγει κυριος ιδου εγω πυρωσω αυτους και δοκιμω αυτους οτι ποιησω απο προσωπου πονηριας θυγατρος λαου μου
[8] [9:7] βολις τιτρωσκουσα η γλωσσα αυτων δολια τα ρηματα του στοματος αυτων τω πλησιον αυτου λαλει ειρηνικα και εν εαυτω εχει την εχθραν
[9] [9:8] μη επι τουτοις ουκ επισκεψομαι λεγει κυριος η εν λαω τω τοιουτω ουκ εκδικησει η ψυχη μου
[10] [9:9] επι τα ορη λαβετε κοπετον και επι τας τριβους της ερημου θρηνον οτι εξελιπον παρα το μη ειναι ανθρωπους ουκ ηκουσαν φωνην υπαρξεως απο πετεινων του ουρανου και εως κτηνων εξεστησαν ωχοντο
[11] [9:10] και δωσω την ιερουσαλημ εις μετοικιαν και εις κατοικητηριον δρακοντων και τας πολεις ιουδα εις αφανισμον θησομαι παρα το μη κατοικεισθαι
[12] [9:11] τις ο ανθρωπος ο συνετος και συνετω τουτο και ω λογος στοματος κυριου προς αυτον αναγγειλατω υμιν ενεκεν τινος απωλετο η γη ανηφθη ως ερημος παρα το μη διοδευεσθαι αυτην
[13] [9:12] και ειπεν κυριος προς με δια το εγκαταλιπειν αυτους τον νομον μου ον εδωκα προ προσωπου αυτων και ουκ ηκουσαν της φωνης μου
[14] [9:13] αλλ επορευθησαν οπισω των αρεστων της καρδιας αυτων της κακης και οπισω των ειδωλων α εδιδαξαν αυτους οι πατερες αυτων
[15] [9:14] δια τουτο ταδε λεγει κυριος ο θεος ισραηλ ιδου εγω ψωμιω αυτους αναγκας και ποτιω αυτους υδωρ χολης
[16] [9:15] και διασκορπιω αυτους εν τοις εθνεσιν εις ους ουκ εγινωσκον αυτοι και οι πατερες αυτων και επαποστελω επ αυτους την μαχαιραν εως του εξαναλωσαι αυτους εν αυτη
[17] [9:16] ταδε λεγει κυριος καλεσατε τας θρηνουσας και ελθετωσαν και προς τας σοφας αποστειλατε και φθεγξασθωσαν
[18] [9:17] και λαβετωσαν εφ υμας θρηνον και καταγαγετωσαν οι οφθαλμοι υμων δακρυα και τα βλεφαρα υμων ρειτω υδωρ
[19] [9:18] οτι φωνη οικτου ηκουσθη εν σιων πως εταλαιπωρησαμεν κατησχυνθημεν σφοδρα οτι εγκατελιπομεν την γην και απερριψαμεν τα σκηνωματα ημων
[20] [9:19] ακουσατε δη γυναικες λογον θεου και δεξασθω τα ωτα υμων λογους στοματος αυτου και διδαξατε τας θυγατερας υμων οικτον και γυνη την πλησιον αυτης θρηνον
[21] [9:20] οτι ανεβη θανατος δια των θυριδων υμων εισηλθεν εις την γην υμων του εκτριψαι νηπια εξωθεν και νεανισκους απο των πλατειων
[22] [9:21] και εσονται οι νεκροι των ανθρωπων εις παραδειγμα επι προσωπου του πεδιου της γης υμων και ως χορτος οπισω θεριζοντος και ουκ εσται ο συναγων
[23] [9:22] ταδε λεγει κυριος μη καυχασθω ο σοφος εν τη σοφια αυτου και μη καυχασθω ο ισχυρος εν τη ισχυι αυτου και μη καυχασθω ο πλουσιος εν τω πλουτω αυτου
[24] [9:23] αλλ η εν τουτω καυχασθω ο καυχωμενος συνιειν και γινωσκειν οτι εγω ειμι κυριος ποιων ελεος και κριμα και δικαιοσυνην επι της γης οτι εν τουτοις το θελημα μου λεγει κυριος
[25] [9:24] ιδου ημεραι ερχονται λεγει κυριος και επισκεψομαι επι παντας περιτετμημενους ακροβυστιας αυτων
[26] [9:25] επ αιγυπτον και επι την ιουδαιαν και επι εδωμ και επι υιους αμμων και επι υιους μωαβ και επι παντα περικειρομενον τα κατα προσωπον αυτου τους κατοικουντας εν τη ερημω οτι παντα τα εθνη απεριτμητα σαρκι και πας οικος ισραηλ απεριτμητοι καρδιας αυτων

Scripture quotations from the 2018 Robinson-Pierpont edition of the Greek New Testament in the Original Greek, Byzantine Majority Text. It is in the public domain.