Jeremiah 9 · Verse 13

Jeremiah 9:13

And the Lord saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein;
Jeremiah 9:13, King James Version

Jeremiah 9:13 in other translations

BSBAnd the LORD answered, “It is because they have forsaken My law, which I set before them; they have not walked in it or obeyed My voice.
WEBThe LORD says, “Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice or walked in my ways,
ASVAnd Jehovah saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein,
YLTAnd Jehovah saith: Because of their forsaking My law that I set before them, And they have not hearkened to My voice nor walked in it,
DARBYAnd Jehovah saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not hearkened unto my voice, nor walked in it,
BBEAnd the Lord said, Because they have given up my law which I put before them, giving no attention to my voice and not being guided by it;
WebsterAnd the LORD saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein;

What does Jeremiah 9:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. Answer to the "for what the land perisheth" (Jr 9:12).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 9:12-22

In Zion the voice of joy and praise used to be heard, while the people kept close to God; but sin has altered the sound, it is now the voice of lamentation. Unhumbled hearts lament their calamity, but not their sin, which is the cause of it. Let the doors be shut ever so fast, death steals upon us. It enters the palaces of princes and great men, though stately, strongly built, and guarded. Nor are those more safe…

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Jeremiah 9:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
עַל\־'al-becauseH5921
עָזְבָם֙'a.ze.Vamhave forsaken theyH5800
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
תּ֣וֹרָתִ֔יto.ra.Tilaw myH8451
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
נָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiI setH5414
לִפְנֵיהֶ֑םlif.nei.Hem<to> before themH6440
וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
שָׁמְע֥וּsha.me.'Uthey have listenedH8085
בְקוֹלִ֖יve.ko.Lito voice myH6963
וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
הָ֥לְכוּHal.khuthey have walkedH1980
בָֽהּ\׃Vahin <the> it

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 9:13

  • Jeremiah 22:9

    Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.

  • 2 Chronicles 7:19

    But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;

  • Ezra 9:10

    And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,

  • Proverbs 28:4

    They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.

  • Psalms 119:53

    Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.

  • Deuteronomy 31:16-17

    And the Lord said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them. Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us?

  • Psalms 89:30-32

    If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments; If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments; Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.

  • Zephaniah 3:1-6

    Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city! She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the Lord; she drew not near to her God. Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow. Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
22:9; De 31:16,17; 2Ch 7:19; Ezr 9:10; Ps 89:30; 119:53; Pr 28:4
Zep 3:1-6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Jeremiah 9:12

    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?

  • Jeremiah 9:13

    And the Lord saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein;

  • Jeremiah 9:14

    But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them:

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Jeremiah 9:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y dijo Jehová: Porque dejaron mi ley, la cual dí delante de ellos, y no obedecieron á mi voz, ni caminaron conforme á ella;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et qu’ils ont marché suivant le penchant obstiné de leur cœur et après les Baals, ce que leurs pères leur ont enseigné.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Jehova sprach: Weil sie mein Gesetz verlassen haben, das ich ihnen vorgelegt, und auf meine Stimme nicht gehört, und nicht darin gewandelt haben,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et dixit Dominus: Quia dereliquerunt legem meam quam dedi eis, et non audierunt vocem meam, et non ambulaverunt in ea,