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They have taught their tongues to lie; they weary themselves with sinning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They all fool and defraud each other; no one tells the truth. With practiced tongues they tell lies; they wear themselves out with all their sinning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Everyone deceives his neighbor, and no one speaks the truth; they have taught their tongue to speak lies; they weary themselves committing iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, <i>and</i> weary themselves to commit iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Everyone will deceive his neighbor, And will not speak the truth; They have taught their tongue to speak lies; They weary themselves to commit iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Everyone deceives his neighbor And does not speak the truth. They have taught their tongue to speak lies; They weary themselves committing wrongdoing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Everyone deceives his neighbor And does not speak the truth, They have taught their tongue to speak lies; They weary themselves committing iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And everyone deceives his neighbor, And does not speak the truth, They have taught their tongue to speak lies; They weary themselves committing iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Everyone deceives his neighbor And does not speak the truth; They have taught their tongue to speak lies; They weary themselves committing iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Everyone deceives <i>and</i> mocks his neighbor And does not speak the truth. They have taught their tongue to speak lies; They exhaust themselves with sin <i>and</i> cruelty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to speak lies; they wear themselves out doing wrong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to speak lies; they wear themselves out doing wrong. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they will deceive every one his neighbor, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies; they weary themselves to commit iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They wear themselves out, always looking for a new way to cheat their friends. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies; they weary themselves to commit iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Everyone cheats his neighbor. No one speaks the truth. My people train their tongues to speak lies. They wear themselves out doing wrong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />People deceive their friends, and they don't tell the truth. They have taught their tongues to tell lies. They exhaust themselves practicing evil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />One friend deceives another and no one tells the truth. These people have trained themselves to tell lies. They do wrong and are unable to repent. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Everyone deceives his neighbor, and does not speak the truth. They have taught their tongue to speak lies; they do evil, they do not cease so as to return.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they will deceive every one his neighbor, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Friends deceive each other, and will not speak the truth. They have taught their tongue to speak lies. They weary themselves committing iniquity. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they each mock at his friend, "" And they do not speak truth, "" They taught their tongue to speak falsehood, "" They have labored to commit iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And each at his friend they mock, And truth they do not speak, They taught their tongue to speak falsehood, To commit iniquity they have laboured.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will mock, a man upon his neighbor, and they will not speak the truth: they taught their tongue to speak falsehood, they wearied themselves to sin.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And a man shall mock his brother, and they will not speak the truth: for they have taught their tongue to speak lies: they have laboured to commit iniquity. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And a man will deride his brother, and they will not speak the truth. For they have taught their tongue to speak lies; they have labored to commit iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Each one deceives the other, no one speaks the truth. They have accustomed their tongues to lying, they are perverse and cannot repent. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They all deceive their neighbors, and no one speaks the truth; they have taught their tongues to speak lies; they commit iniquity and are too weary to repent.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And every man will lie against his neighbor and will not speak the truth; they have taught their tongues to speak lies, they are weary and worn out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And every man is lying with his fellow man and is not speaking truth. They have taught their tongue to speak falsehood, and they were disturbed and weary<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And they deceive every one his neighbour, And truth they speak not; They have taught their tongue to speak lies, They weary themselves to commit iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Every one will mock his friend; they will not speak truth: their tongue has learned to speak falsehoods; they have committed iniquity, they ceased not, so as to return.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/9-5.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=2790" 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">4</span>“Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily, and every friend spreads slander. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: wə·’îš (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">Each one</a> <a href="/hebrew/2048.htm" title="2048: yə·hā·ṯêl·lū (V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp) -- To deceive, mock. A primitive root; to deride; by implication, to cheat.">betrays</a> <a href="/hebrew/7453.htm" title="7453: bə·rê·‘ê·hū (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Friend, companion, fellow. Or reya2; from ra'ah; an associate.">his friend;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">no</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: yə·ḏab·bê·rū (V-Piel-Imperf-3mp) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">one tells</a> <a href="/hebrew/571.htm" title="571: we·’ĕ·meṯ (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Firmness, faithfulness, truth. Contracted from 'aman; stability; certainty, truth, trustworthiness.">the truth.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3925.htm" title="3925: lim·mə·ḏū (V-Piel-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to goad, i.e. to teach:(un-) accustomed, X diligently, expert, instruct, learn, skilful, teach(-er,ing).">They have taught</a> <a href="/hebrew/3956.htm" title="3956: lə·šō·w·nām (N-csc:: 3mp) -- Tongue. Or lashon; also feminine lshonah; from lashan; the tongue, used literally, and figuratively.">their tongues</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dab·ber- (V-Piel-Inf) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">to lie;</a> <a href="/hebrew/8267.htm" title="8267: še·qer (N-ms) -- Deception, disappointment, falsehood. From shaqar; an untruth; by implication, a sham."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3811.htm" title="3811: nil·’ū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- To be weary or impatient. A primitive root; to tire; to be disgusted.">they wear themselves out</a> <a href="/hebrew/5753.htm" title="5753: ha·‘ă·wêh (V-Hifil-InfAbs) -- To bend, twist. A primitive root; to crook, literally or figuratively.">committing iniquity.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>You dwell in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to know Me,” declares the LORD.…<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="/psalms/52-2.htm">Psalm 52:2-4</a></span><br />Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit. / You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. Selah / You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/6-16.htm">Proverbs 6:16-19</a></span><br />There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: / haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, / a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-3.htm">Isaiah 59:3-4</a></span><br />For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice. / No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-12.htm">Micah 6:12</a></span><br />For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; their tongues are deceitful in their mouths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-1.htm">Hosea 4:1-2</a></span><br />Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land! / Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/8-16.htm">Zechariah 8:16-17</a></span><br />These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates, / do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love to swear falsely, for I hate all these things,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/12-2.htm">Psalm 12:2-3</a></span><br />They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart. / May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/12-22.htm">Proverbs 12:22</a></span><br />Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/48-8.htm">Isaiah 48:8</a></span><br />You have never heard; you have never understood; for a long time your ears have not been open. For I knew how deceitful you are; you have been called a rebel from birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-9.htm">Ezekiel 22:9</a></span><br />Among you are slanderous men bent on bloodshed; within you are those who eat on the mountain shrines and commit acts of indecency.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-13.htm">Romans 3:13-14</a></span><br />“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.” / “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/4-25.htm">Ephesians 4:25</a></span><br />Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-9.htm">Colossians 3:9</a></span><br />Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/3-6.htm">James 3:6-8</a></span><br />The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. / All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, / but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-10.htm">1 Peter 3:10</a></span><br />For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And they will deceive every one his neighbor, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.</p><p class="hdg">they will.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/9-5.htm">Jeremiah 9:5,8</a></b></br> And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, <i>and</i> weary themselves to commit iniquity… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/59-13.htm">Isaiah 59:13-15</a></b></br> In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/6-12.htm">Micah 6:12</a></b></br> For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue <i>is</i> deceitful in their mouth.</p><p class="hdg">deceive.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/11-3.htm">Job 11:3</a></b></br> Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?</p><p class="hdg">taught.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/9-3.htm">Jeremiah 9:3</a></b></br> And they bend their tongues <i>like</i> their bow <i>for</i> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/15-5.htm">Job 15:5</a></b></br> For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/50-19.htm">Psalm 50:19</a></b></br> Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.</p><p class="hdg">weary.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/19-11.htm">Genesis 19:11</a></b></br> And they smote the men that <i>were</i> at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/7-14.htm">Psalm 7:14</a></b></br> Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/4-16.htm">Proverbs 4:16</a></b></br> For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause <i>some</i> to fall.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/6-28.htm">Act</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Commit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-9.htm">Committing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-13.htm">Dealing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-5.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-10.htm">Deceive</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-19.htm">Deceives</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-3.htm">False.</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-3.htm">Falsehood</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-4.htm">Friend</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-5.htm">Hating</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-13.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-3.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-5.htm">Mock</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-4.htm">Neighbor</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-4.htm">Neighbour</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-21.htm">Perverse</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-4.htm">Repent</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-4.htm">Sinning</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-6.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-15.htm">Speaks</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-33.htm">Taught</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-19.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-3.htm">Tongue</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-3.htm">Tongues</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-19.htm">Trained</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-10.htm">True.</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-3.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-21.htm">Twisted</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-11.htm">Weary</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-3.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/14-7.htm">Act</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-14.htm">Commit</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-6.htm">Committing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-27.htm">Dealing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-6.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-8.htm">Deceive</a> <a href="/matthew/24-4.htm">Deceives</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-3.htm">False.</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-14.htm">Falsehood</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-9.htm">Friend</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-27.htm">Hating</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-22.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-14.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-19.htm">Mock</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-8.htm">Neighbor</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-8.htm">Neighbour</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-5.htm">Perverse</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-7.htm">Repent</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-8.htm">Sinning</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-22.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-8.htm">Speaks</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-14.htm">Taught</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-17.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-8.htm">Tongue</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-31.htm">Tongues</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-21.htm">Trained</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-24.htm">True.</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-10.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-9.htm">Twisted</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-5.htm">Weary</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-8.htm">Words</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's ministry, this reflects the breakdown of social and covenantal relationships. Betrayal among friends was a serious violation of trust, echoing the treachery that God felt from His people. This mirrors the betrayal of Jesus by Judas Iscariot, as seen in the New Testament, where close relationships are marred by deceit and disloyalty.<p><b>no one tells the truth.</b><br>The absence of truth-telling indicates a society steeped in falsehood and deception. This aligns with the broader biblical theme of truth versus falsehood, where God is depicted as the God of truth (<a href="/isaiah/65-16.htm">Isaiah 65:16</a>) and Satan as the father of lies (<a href="/john/8-44.htm">John 8:44</a>). The lack of truthfulness among the people signifies their departure from God's ways and commandments, which emphasize honesty and integrity.<p><b>They have taught their tongues to lie;</b><br>This phrase suggests a deliberate and learned behavior of deceit. The people have become so accustomed to lying that it has become second nature. This reflects the cultural and spiritual decay of the time, where lying was not only common but also taught and perpetuated. It contrasts with the biblical call to teach and uphold God's truth, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-6.htm">Deuteronomy 6:6-7</a>, where parents are instructed to teach God's commandments to their children.<p><b>they wear themselves out committing iniquity.</b><br>The imagery of wearing oneself out implies a relentless pursuit of sinful behavior, leading to spiritual and physical exhaustion. This reflects the futility and destructive nature of sin, as described in other parts of Scripture, such as <a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a>, which states that the wages of sin is death. The people of Judah are depicted as being consumed by their iniquity, highlighting the need for repentance and return to God. This also foreshadows the ultimate rest and redemption found in Jesus Christ, who offers rest for the weary and burdened (<a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, known for his prophecies concerning the destruction of Jerusalem and the need for repentance among the people of Judah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which was facing impending judgment due to its persistent sin and rebellion against God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/n/neighbors.htm">Neighbors</a></b><br>Refers to the people within the community of Judah, highlighting the breakdown of trust and integrity among them.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/tongues.htm">Tongues</a></b><br>Symbolic of speech and communication, emphasizing the deliberate choice to speak falsehoods.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/iniquity.htm">Iniquity</a></b><br>Represents the moral corruption and sinfulness that had become pervasive in the society of Judah.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_deception.htm">The Danger of Deception</a></b><br>Deception erodes trust and community. As seen in Jeremiah's time, when deceit becomes widespread, it leads to societal breakdown and divine judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_the_tongue.htm">The Power of the Tongue</a></b><br>Our words have the power to build up or destroy. We must be intentional in teaching our tongues to speak truth, aligning with God's standards.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/weariness_from_sin.htm">Weariness from Sin</a></b><br>Engaging in sin, such as lying, is exhausting and ultimately unfulfilling. True rest and peace come from living in truth and righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Just as Judah was called to repent, we too must examine our lives for areas of deceit and turn back to God, seeking His forgiveness and guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_as_people_of_truth.htm">Living as People of Truth</a></b><br>As followers of Christ, we are called to be people of truth, reflecting God's character in our interactions and relationships.<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/key_themes_in_ezekiel's_life.htm">What are the key themes in Ezekiel's life story?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_lamentations_4_13_align_with_communal_guilt.htm">(Lamentations 4:13) How does blaming prophets and priests for the downfall align or conflict with other biblical teachings on communal guilt?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_jeremiah_9_4's_claim_realistic_or_exaggerated.htm">In Jeremiah 9:4, is the sweeping claim that brothers deceive each other founded on real social conditions or an exaggerated portrayal?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_the_bible_define_perversion.htm">How does the Bible define perversion?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">Deceive.</span>--The word is commonly translated, as in the margin, <span class= "ital">mock. </span>(So in <a href="/1_kings/18-27.htm" title="And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleeps, and must be awaked.">1Kings 18:27</a>; <a href="/judges/16-10.htm" title="And Delilah said to Samson, Behold, you have mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray you, with which you might be bound.">Judges 16:10</a>; <a href="/judges/16-13.htm" title="And Delilah said to Samson, Till now you have mocked me, and told me lies: tell me with which you might be bound. And he said to her, If you weave the seven locks of my head with the web.">Judges 16:13</a>; <a href="/judges/16-15.htm" title="And she said to him, How can you say, I love you, when your heart is not with me? you have mocked me these three times, and have not told me wherein your great strength lies.">Judges 16:15</a>.) The context here shows, however, that the kind of mockery is that which at once deludes and derides; and as the former meaning is predominant, the text of the English version had better stand as it is.<p><span class= "bld">To commit iniquity.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">to go crookedly, </span>or, in the strict sense of the word, <span class= "ital">to do wrong.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They have taught their tongue</span>, etc.; again an intimation of the unnaturalness (in the higher sense) of vice (comp. on Jeremiah 2:33). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/9-5.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">Each one</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִ֤ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">betrays</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהָתֵ֔לּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hā·ṯêl·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2048.htm">Strong's 2048: </a> </span><span class="str2">To deride, to cheat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his friend;</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rê·‘ê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7453.htm">Strong's 7453: </a> </span><span class="str2">Friend, companion, fellow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">no</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">one tells</span><br /><span class="heb">יְדַבֵּ֑רוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḏab·bê·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the truth.</span><br /><span class="heb">וֶאֱמֶ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(we·’ĕ·meṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_571.htm">Strong's 571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">They have taught</span><br /><span class="heb">לִמְּד֧וּ</span> <span class="translit">(lim·mə·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3925.htm">Strong's 3925: </a> </span><span class="str2">To exercise in, learn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their tongues</span><br /><span class="heb">לְשׁוֹנָ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·šō·w·nām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> </span><span class="str2">The tongue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to lie;</span><br /><span class="heb">דַּבֶּר־</span> <span class="translit">(dab·ber-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they wear themselves out</span><br /><span class="heb">נִלְאֽוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(nil·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3811.htm">Strong's 3811: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tire, to be, disgusted</span><br /><br /><span class="word">committing iniquity.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַעֲוֵ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ha·‘ă·wêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5753.htm">Strong's 5753: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bend, twist</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/9-5.htm">Jeremiah 9:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/9-5.htm">Jeremiah 9:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/9-5.htm">Jeremiah 9:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/9-5.htm">Jeremiah 9:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/9-5.htm">Jeremiah 9:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/9-5.htm">Jeremiah 9:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/9-5.htm">Jeremiah 9:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/9-5.htm">Jeremiah 9:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/9-5.htm">Jeremiah 9:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/9-5.htm">Jeremiah 9:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/9-5.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 9:5 They will deceive everyone his neighbor (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/9-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 9:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 9:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/9-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 9:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 9:6" /></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>