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Jeremiah 9:13 And 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.
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they have not obeyed me or followed my law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The LORD replies, “This has happened because my people have abandoned my instructions; they have refused to obey what I said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the LORD says: “Because they have forsaken my law that I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice or walked in accord with it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And the LORD said, “Because they have forsaken My law which I set before them, and have not obeyed My voice, nor walked according to it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD said, “Because they have abandoned My Law which I put before them, and have not obeyed My voice nor walked according to it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The LORD said, “Because they have forsaken My law which I set before them, and have not obeyed My voice nor walked according to it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the LORD said, “Because they have forsaken My law which I set before them, and have not obeyed My voice nor walked according to it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Yahweh said, “Because they have forsaken My law, which I set before them, and have not listened to My voice nor walked according to it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The LORD said, “Because they have turned away from My law which I set before them, and have not listened to <i>and</i> obeyed My voice nor walked in accordance with it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD said, “It is because they abandoned my instruction, which I set before them, and did not obey my voice or walk according to it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD said, “It is because they abandoned My instruction that I set in front of them and did not obey My voice or walk according to it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jehovah saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD said: I destroyed the land because the people disobeyed me and rejected my laws and teachings. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the LORD saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD answered, "They've abandoned my teachings that I placed in front of them. They didn't obey me, and they didn't follow them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD answered, "This has happened because my people have abandoned the teaching that I gave them. They have not obeyed me or done what I told them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD said, "It is because they have forsaken my Law that I gave them. They didn't obey me and didn't live according to it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD answered, "This has happened because these people have rejected my laws which I gave them. They have not obeyed me or followed those laws.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The LORD says, "Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked in it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the LORD saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh says, “Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice or walked in my ways, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And YHWH says: “Because of their forsaking My law that I set before them, "" And they have not listened to My voice nor walked in it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And 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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jehovah will say, For their forsaking my law which I gave before their face, and they heard not to my voice, and they went not in it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the Lord said: Because they have forsaken my law, which I gave them, and have not heard my voice, and have not walked in it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the Lord said: “It is because they have abandoned my law, which I gave to them, and they have not listened to my voice, and they have not walked by it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The LORD said: Because they have abandoned my law, which I set before them, and did not listen to me or follow it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And the LORD says: Because they have forsaken my law that I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, or walked in accordance with it,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD says, Because they have forsaken my law which I gave to them and to their fathers, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked according to my warnings;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And LORD JEHOVAH said: “Because they have forsaken my Law which I gave to them and to their fathers, and they did not listen to my voice, and they did not walk in it<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the LORD saith: Because they have forsaken My law which I set before them, And have not hearkened to My voice, neither walked therein;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the Lord said to me, Because they have forsaken my law, which I set before them, and have not hearkened to my voice;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/9-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=2891" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/9.htm">A Lament over Zion</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>Who is the man wise enough to understand this? To whom has the mouth of the LORD spoken, that he may explain it? Why is the land destroyed and scorched like a desert, so no one can pass through it? <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">And the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">answered,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">“It is because</a> <a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="5800: ‘ā·zə·ḇām (V-Qal-Inf:: 3mp) -- To loosen, relinquish, permit. A primitive root; to loosen, i.e. Relinquish, permit, etc.">they have forsaken</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8451.htm" title="8451: tō·w·rā·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Direction, instruction, law. Or torah; from yarah; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch.">My law,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">which</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯat·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I set</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê·hem (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before them;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">they have not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hā·lə·ḵū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">walked</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">in it</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·mə·‘ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">obeyed</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: ḇə·qō·w·lî (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">My voice.</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>Instead, they have followed the stubbornness of their hearts and gone after the Baals, as their fathers taught them.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-24.htm">Deuteronomy 29:24-28</a></span><br />So all the nations will ask, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land? Why this great outburst of anger?’ / And the people will answer, ‘It is because they abandoned the covenant of the LORD, the God of their fathers, which He made with them when He brought them out of the land of Egypt. / They went and served other gods, and they worshiped gods they had not known—gods that the LORD had not given to them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/22-13.htm">2 Kings 22:13</a></span><br />“Go and inquire of the LORD for me, for the people, and for all Judah concerning the words in this book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that burns against us because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book by doing all that is written about us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-21.htm">2 Chronicles 34:21</a></span><br />“Go and inquire of the LORD for me and for those remaining in Israel and Judah concerning the words in the book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that has been poured out on us because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD by doing all that is written in this book.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Isaiah 1:4</a></span><br />Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-24.htm">Isaiah 5:24</a></span><br />Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes the straw, and as dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will decay and their blossoms will blow away like dust; for they have rejected the instruction of the LORD of Hosts and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-24.htm">Jeremiah 7:24-26</a></span><br />Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward. / From the day your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets again and again. / Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/11-10.htm">Jeremiah 11:10</a></span><br />They have returned to the sins of their forefathers who refused to obey My words. They have followed other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken the covenant I made with their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/16-11.htm">Jeremiah 16:11-12</a></span><br />Then you are to answer them: ‘It is because your fathers have forsaken Me, declares the LORD, and followed other gods, and served and worshiped them. They abandoned Me and did not keep My instruction. / And you have done more evil than your fathers. See how each of you follows the stubbornness of his evil heart instead of obeying Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/19-4.htm">Jeremiah 19:4-5</a></span><br />because they have abandoned Me and made this a foreign place. They have burned incense in this place to other gods that neither they nor their fathers nor the kings of Judah have ever known. They have filled this place with the blood of the innocent. / They have built high places to Baal on which to burn their children in the fire as offerings to Baal—something I never commanded or mentioned, nor did it even enter My mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/44-10.htm">Jeremiah 44:10</a></span><br />To this day they have not humbled themselves or shown reverence, nor have they followed My instruction or the statutes that I set before you and your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-6.htm">Hosea 4:6</a></span><br />My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/8-1.htm">Hosea 8:1</a></span><br />Put the ram’s horn to your lips! An eagle looms over the house of the LORD, because the people have transgressed My covenant and rebelled against My law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/2-4.htm">Amos 2:4</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Judah, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they reject the Law of the LORD and fail to keep His statutes; they are led astray by the lies in which their fathers walked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/7-12.htm">Zechariah 7:12</a></span><br />They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-3.htm">Matthew 15:3-9</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition? / For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’ / But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’ ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the LORD said, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/22-9.htm">Jeremiah 22:9</a></b></br> Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/31-16.htm">Deuteronomy 31:16,17</a></b></br> 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 <i>to be</i> among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/7-19.htm">2 Chronicles 7:19</a></b></br> 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;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/5-5.htm">Accord</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-26.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-24.htm">Followed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-29.htm">Forsaken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-17.htm">Forsaking</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-24.htm">Guided</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-6.htm">Hearkened</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-8.htm">Law</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-25.htm">Obeyed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-16.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-10.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-2.htm">Walked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/5-19.htm">Accord</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-8.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-14.htm">Followed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-19.htm">Forsaken</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-27.htm">Forsaking</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-12.htm">Guided</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-8.htm">Hearkened</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-11.htm">Law</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-8.htm">Obeyed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-4.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-19.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-14.htm">Walked</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/9-1.htm">Jeremiah laments the people for their manifold sins;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/9-9.htm">and for their judgment.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/9-12.htm">Disobedience is the cause of their bitter calamity.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/9-17.htm">He exhorts to mourn for their destruction;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/9-23.htm">and to trust not in themselves, but in God.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/9-25.htm">He threatens both Jews and Gentiles.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of Jeremiah, God often speaks through the prophet to convey His judgments and intentions. This divine communication underscores the seriousness of the message and the authority behind it. The use of "LORD" (YHWH) highlights the covenant relationship between God and Israel, reminding the audience of His faithfulness despite their unfaithfulness.<p><b>It is because they have forsaken My law</b><br>The forsaking of God's law refers to Israel's abandonment of the Torah, the divine instructions given to Moses. This is a recurring theme in the prophetic books, where the people's disobedience leads to judgment. The law was central to Israel's identity and covenant relationship with God, and forsaking it meant turning away from His guidance and protection. This phrase connects to <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, where blessings and curses are outlined based on obedience or disobedience to God's law.<p><b>which I set before them</b><br>This highlights God's initiative in providing the law to His people, emphasizing that it was a gift meant to guide and protect them. The phrase suggests a deliberate presentation of the law, as seen in <a href="/exodus/19.htm">Exodus 19-20</a>, where God gives the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai. The historical context here is crucial, as it reminds the audience of the foundational moment when Israel became a nation under God's rule.<p><b>they have not walked in it</b><br>"Walking" in the law is a metaphor for living according to God's commandments. This imagery is common in the Bible, suggesting a way of life or a journey. <a href="/psalms/1.htm">Psalm 1</a> contrasts the way of the righteous with the way of the wicked, using similar language. The failure to walk in God's law indicates a lifestyle of disobedience and rebellion, leading to the consequences outlined by the prophets.<p><b>or obeyed My voice</b><br>Obedience to God's voice is a central theme in the covenant relationship. The phrase implies a personal and direct communication from God, which the people have ignored. This disobedience is not just a failure to follow written laws but a rejection of God's ongoing guidance and warnings through the prophets. The call to listen and obey is echoed in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4-5</a>, the Shema, which commands Israel to hear and love the LORD with all their heart.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who is speaking through the prophet Jeremiah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, called by God to deliver messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which is the primary audience of Jeremiah's prophecies.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_law.htm">The Law</a></b><br>Refers to the Torah, the divine instructions given to Israel, which the people have forsaken.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_judah.htm">The People of Judah</a></b><br>The recipients of God's message through Jeremiah, who have turned away from God's commandments.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_god's_law.htm">The Importance of God's Law</a></b><br>God's law is not just a set of rules but a guide for living in a way that honors Him. Forsaking it leads to spiritual and societal decay.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_voice.htm">Obedience to God's Voice</a></b><br>Listening to and obeying God's voice is crucial for maintaining a relationship with Him. Disobedience leads to separation and judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_forsaking_god.htm">Consequences of Forsaking God</a></b><br>Turning away from God's commandments results in negative consequences, both individually and collectively.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>Prophets like Jeremiah are sent by God to call His people back to obedience and faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>Even when we stray, God offers a path back through repentance and a return to His ways.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_believed_in_the_old_testament.htm">Who were the believers in the Old Testament?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible_books'_order.htm">What is the order of the Bible's books?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_god's_promise_conflict_with_judgment.htm">(Leviticus 26:44) Does God’s promise never to fully reject Israel conflict with other passages about divine judgment and exile?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_psalm_74_9_and_other_texts_align.htm">In Psalm 74:9, the claim of having no prophet conflicts with other biblical texts that record active prophets around that era--how can both accounts be true?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - There is no answer, for the wise men are ashamed (<a href="/jeremiah/8-9.htm">Jeremiah 8:9</a>); so Jehovah himself takes up his speech. <span class="cmt_word">My law which I set before them</span>; not in reference to the publication of the Law on Sinai, but, as Keil rightly points out, to the oral exhibition of the <span class="accented">Torah</span> by the prophets. <span class="cmt_word">Neither walked therein</span>; viz. in the Law. (On the precise contents of the term here rendered "Law," see note on Jeremiah 8:8.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/9-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> </span><span class="str2">YHWH</span><br /><br /><span class="word">answered,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֣אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“It is because</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they have forsaken</span><br /><span class="heb">עָזְבָם֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·zə·ḇām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5800.htm">Strong's 5800: </a> </span><span class="str2">To loosen, relinquish, permit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My law</span><br /><span class="heb">תּ֣וֹרָתִ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(tō·w·rā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8451.htm">Strong's 8451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Direction, instruction, law</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I set</span><br /><span class="heb">נָתַ֖תִּי</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṯat·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before them;</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they have not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">walked</span><br /><span class="heb">הָ֥לְכוּ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·lə·ḵū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in it</span><br /><span class="heb">בָֽהּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">[or]</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">obeyed</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמְע֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(šā·mə·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My voice.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְקוֹלִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·qō·w·lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/9-13.htm">Jeremiah 9:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/9-13.htm">Jeremiah 9:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/9-13.htm">Jeremiah 9:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/9-13.htm">Jeremiah 9:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/9-13.htm">Jeremiah 9:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/9-13.htm">Jeremiah 9:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/9-13.htm">Jeremiah 9:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/9-13.htm">Jeremiah 9:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/9-13.htm">Jeremiah 9:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/9-13.htm">Jeremiah 9:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/9-13.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 9:13 Yahweh says Because they have forsaken my (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/9-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 9:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 9:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/9-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 9:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 9:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>