Jeremiah 9 · Verse 6

Jeremiah 9:6

Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the Lord.
Jeremiah 9:6, King James Version

Jeremiah 9:6 in other translations

BSBYou dwell in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to know Me,” declares the LORD.
WEBYour habitation is in the middle of deceit. Through deceit, they refuse to know me,” says the LORD.
ASVThy habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith Jehovah.
YLTthy dwelling is in the midst of deceit, Through deceit they refused to know Me, An affirmation of Jehovah.
DARBYThy habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith Jehovah.
BBEThere is wrong on wrong, deceit on deceit; they have given up the knowledge of me, says the Lord.
WebsterThy habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the LORD.

What does Jeremiah 9:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. Thine--God addresses Jeremiah, who dwelt in the midst of deceitful men. refuse to know me--Their ignorance of God is wilful (Jr 9:3; 5:4, 5).

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

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 9:1-11

The people are corrected, Jerusalem is destroyed. (Jr 9:1-11) The captives suffer in a foreign land. (Jr 9:12-22) God's loving-kindness, He threatens the enemies of his people. (Jr 9:23-26) Verses 1-11 Jeremiah wept much, yet wished he could weep more, that he might rouse the people to a due sense of the hand of God. But even the desert, without communion with God, through Christ Jesus, and the influences of the…

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Jeremiah 9:6 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.

שִׁבְתְּךָ֖shiv.te.Khadwelling youH3427
בְּת֣וֹךְbe.Tokhin amongH8432
מִרְמָ֑הmir.MahdeceitH4820
בְּמִרְמָ֛הbe.mir.Mahon deceitH4820
מֵאֲנ֥וּme.'a.Nuthey have refusedH3985
דַֽעַת\־da.'at-to knowH3045
אוֹתִ֖י'o.Ti<obj.> meH853
נְאֻם\־ne.'um-[the] utterance ofH5002
יְהוָֽה\׃\ \סYah.wehYahwehH3068

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

Cross references for Jeremiah 9:6

  • Jeremiah 13:10

    This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing.

  • Hosea 4:6

    My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

  • Romans 1:28

    And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

  • Jeremiah 20:10

    For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.

  • Proverbs 1:24

    Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;

  • Jeremiah 11:19

    But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.

  • Jeremiah 8:5

    Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.

  • Jeremiah 5:27

    As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.

  • Proverbs 1:29

    For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord:

  • Job 21:14-15

    Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways. What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?

  • John 3:19-20

    And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

  • Jeremiah 18:18

    Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
habitation.
11:19; 18:18; 20:10; Ps 120:2-6
refuse.
13:10; Job 21:14,15; Pr 1:24,29; Ho 4:6; Joh 3:19,20; Ro 1:28
1Co 15:34

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Context

  • Jeremiah 9:5

    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.

  • Jeremiah 9:6

    Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the Lord.

  • Jeremiah 9:7

    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?

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Jeremiah 9:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Tu morada es en medio de engaño; de muy engañadores no quisieron conocerme, dice Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
C’est pourquoi, ainsi dit l’ Éternel des armées: Voici, je vais les affiner et les éprouver; car comment agirais-je à l’égard de la fille de mon peuple?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Deine Wohnung ist mitten unter Trug. Vor Trug weigern sie sich, mich zu erkennen, spricht Jehova.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Habitatio tua in medio doli: in dolo renuerunt scire me, dicit Dominus.