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Teach your daughters how to wail; teach one another a lament. <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/9.htm">New Living Translation</a> Listen, you women, to the words of the LORD; open your ears to what he has to say. Teach your daughters to wail; teach one another how to lament. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/9.htm">English Standard Version</a> Hear, O women, the word of the LORD, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth; teach to your daughters a lament, and each to her neighbor a dirge. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Now, O women, hear the word of the LORD. Open your ears to the word of His mouth. Teach your daughters to wail, and one another to lament. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/9.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/9.htm">New King James Version</a> Yet hear the word of the LORD, O women, And let your ear receive the word of His mouth; Teach your daughters wailing, And everyone her neighbor a lamentation. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now hear the word of the LORD, you women, And let your ears receive the word of His mouth; Teach your daughters wailing, And have every woman teach her neighbor a song of mourning. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> Now hear the word of the LORD, O you women, And let your ear receive the word of His mouth; Teach your daughters wailing, And everyone her neighbor a dirge. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Now hear the word of the LORD, O you women, And let your ear receive the word of His mouth; Teach your daughters wailing, And everyone her neighbor a dirge. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Indeed, hear the word of Yahweh, O you women, And let your ear receive the word of His mouth; Teach your daughters wailing, And everyone her neighbor a funeral lamentation. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Now hear the word of the LORD, O you women, And let your ear hear the word of His mouth; Teach your daughters a song of mourning, And each one [teach] her neighbor a dirge. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Now hear the word of the LORD, you women. Pay attention to the words from his mouth. Teach your daughters a lament and one another a dirge, <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Now hear the word of the LORD, you women. Pay attention to the word of His mouth. Teach your daughters a lament and one another a dirge, <a href="/asv/jeremiah/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> Yet hear the word of Jehovah, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth; and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbor lamentation. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> "We ask you women to pay attention to what the LORD says. We will teach you a funeral song that you can teach your daughters and friends: <a href="/erv/jeremiah/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Listen to the word of the LORD, you women, and open your ears to hear his words. Teach your daughters how to cry. Teach your neighbors funeral songs. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> I said, "Listen to the LORD, you women, and pay attention to his words. Teach your daughters how to mourn, and your friends how to sing a funeral song. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Now, you women, hear the message from the LORD; listen to what he has to say! Teach your daughters how to mourn, let every woman teach her friend how to lament. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Now, O women, hear the word of the LORD. Open your ears to the word of His mouth. Teach your daughters to wail, and one another to lament. <a href="/net/jeremiah/9.htm">NET Bible</a> I said, "So now, you wailing women, hear what the LORD says. Open your ears to the words from his mouth. Teach your daughters this mournful song, and each of you teach your neighbor this lament. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "Yet hear the word of the LORD, you women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth; and teach your daughters wailing, and everyone her neighbor lamentation. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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 neighbor lamentation. <a href="/web/jeremiah/9.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> But hear, you women, a word of YHWH, "" And your ear receives a word of His mouth, "" And teach your daughters wailing, "" And each her neighbor lamentation. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> But hear, ye women, a word of Jehovah, And your ear receiveth a word of His mouth, And teach ye your daughters wailing, and each her neighbour lamentation. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For hear, ye women, the word of Jehovah, and your ear shall receive the word of his mouth, and teach ye your daughters lamentation, and a woman her neighbor, the song of mourning.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Hear therefore, ye women, the word of the Lord: and let your ears receive the word of his mouth: and teach your daughters wailing: and every one her neighbor mourning. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> “Therefore, listen, O women, to the word of the Lord! And let your ears take up the word of his mouth. And teach your daughters to lament. And let each one teach her neighbor to mourn: <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/9.htm">New American Bible</a> Hear, you women, the word of the LORD, let your ears receive the word of his mouth. Teach your daughters a dirge, and each other a lament: <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Hear, O women, the word of the LORD, and let your ears receive the word of his mouth; teach to your daughters a dirge, and each to her neighbor a lament.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Therefore hear the word of the LORD, O women, and let your ears receive the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters lamentations, and every one to her neighbor a melody. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because of this, hear, oh women, the word of LORD JEHOVAH, and your ears shall receive the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters lamentations, and a woman a melody to her neighbor woman<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Yea, 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: <a href="/sep/jeremiah/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Hear now, ye women, the word of God, and let your ears receive the words of his mouth, and teach your daughters lamentation, and every woman her neighbour a dirge. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/9-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=2968" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/9.htm">A Lament over Zion</a> …19For the sound of wailing is heard from Zion: ‘How devastated we are! How great is our shame! For we have abandoned the land because our dwellings have been torn down.’ ” 20<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">Now,</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: nā·šîm (N-fp) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">O women,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šə·ma‘·nāh (V-Qal-Imp-fp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">hear</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: də·ḇar- (N-msc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">the word</a> <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.">of the LORD.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: wə·ṯiq·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3fs) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">Open</a> <a href="/hebrew/241.htm" title="241: ’ā·zə·nə·ḵem (N-fsc:: 2mp) -- An ear. From 'azan; broadness. I.e. the ear.">your ears</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: də·ḇar- (N-msc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">to the word</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: pîw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">of His mouth.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3925.htm" title="3925: wə·lam·mê·ḏə·nāh (Conj-w:: V-Piel-Imp-fp) -- A primitive root; properly, to goad, i.e. to teach:(un-) accustomed, X diligently, expert, instruct, learn, skilful, teach(-er,ing).">Teach</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: ḇə·nō·w·ṯê·ḵem (N-fpc:: 2mp) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">your daughters</a> <a href="/hebrew/5092.htm" title="5092: ne·hî (N-ms) -- A wailing, lamentation, mourning song. From nahah; an elegy.">to wail,</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: wə·’iš·šāh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">and one</a> <a href="/hebrew/7468.htm" title="7468: rə·‘ū·ṯāh (N-fsc:: 3fs) -- Fellow (woman). From ra'ah in the sense of rea'; a female associate; generally an additional one.">another</a> <a href="/hebrew/7015.htm" title="7015: qî·nāh (N-fs) -- An elegy, dirge. From quwn; a dirge.">to lament.</a> 21For death has climbed in through our windows; it has entered our fortresses to cut off the children from the streets, the young men from the town squares.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/ezekiel/7-26.htm">Ezekiel 7:26</a> Disaster upon disaster will come, and rumor after rumor. Then they will seek a vision from a prophet, but instruction from the priests will perish, as will counsel from the elders. <a href="/amos/5-16.htm">Amos 5:16-17</a> Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Hosts, the Lord, says: “There will be wailing in all the public squares and cries of ‘Alas! Alas!’ in all the streets. The farmer will be summoned to mourn, and the mourners to wail. / There will be wailing in all the vineyards, for I will pass through your midst,” says the LORD. <a href="/isaiah/3-26.htm">Isaiah 3:26</a> And the gates of Zion will lament and mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground. <a href="/lamentations/2-10.htm">Lamentations 2:10</a> The elders of the Daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence. They have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth. The young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground. <a href="/micah/1-8.htm">Micah 1:8</a> Because of this I will lament and wail; I will walk barefoot and naked. I will howl like a jackal and mourn like an ostrich. <a href="/joel/1-8.htm">Joel 1:8</a> Wail like a virgin dressed in sackcloth, grieving for the husband of her youth. <a href="/isaiah/32-9.htm">Isaiah 32:9-12</a> Stand up, you complacent women; listen to me. Give ear to my word, you overconfident daughters. / In a little more than a year you will tremble, O secure ones. For the grape harvest will fail and the fruit harvest will not arrive. / Shudder, you ladies of leisure; tremble, you daughters of complacency. Strip yourselves bare and put sackcloth around your waists. ... <a href="/ezekiel/27-30.htm">Ezekiel 27:30-32</a> They will raise their voices for you and cry out bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes. / They will shave their heads for you and wrap themselves in sackcloth. They will weep over you with anguish of soul and bitter mourning. / As they wail and mourn over you, they will take up a lament for you: ‘Who was ever like Tyre, silenced in the middle of the sea? <a href="/hosea/10-5.htm">Hosea 10:5</a> The people of Samaria will fear for the calf of Beth-aven. Indeed, its people will mourn over it with its idolatrous priests—those who rejoiced in its glory—for it has been taken from them into exile. <a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10-12</a> Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son. / On that day the wailing in Jerusalem will be as great as the wailing of Hadad-rimmon in the plain of Megiddo. / The land will mourn, each clan on its own: the clan of the house of David and their wives, the clan of the house of Nathan and their wives, <a href="/matthew/24-30.htm">Matthew 24:30</a> At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. <a href="/luke/23-28.htm">Luke 23:28-31</a> But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. / Look, the days are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore, and breasts that never nursed!’ / At that time ‘they will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!”’ ... <a href="/revelation/18-9.htm">Revelation 18:9-11</a> Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. / In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.” / And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo— <a href="/james/5-1.htm">James 5:1</a> Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-13.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:13</a> Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Yet hear the word of the LORD, O you women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbor lamentation.hear.<a href="/isaiah/3-16.htm">Isaiah 3:16</a> Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:<a href="/isaiah/32-9.htm">Isaiah 32:9-13</a> Rise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye careless daughters; give ear unto my speech… <a href="/luke/23-27.htm">Luke 23:27-30</a> And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him… receive.<a href="/job/22-22.htm">Job 22:22</a> Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.and teach.<a href="/jeremiah/9-17.htm">Jeremiah 9:17,18</a> 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: … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/9-18.htm">Cries</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-31.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/luke/7-32.htm">Dirge</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-6.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-10.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-21.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-10.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-10.htm">Lamentation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-12.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-8.htm">Neighbor</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-8.htm">Neighbour</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-29.htm">Open</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-3.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-28.htm">Receiveth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-29.htm">Song</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-18.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-13.htm">Teach</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-30.htm">Training</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-19.htm">Wailing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-17.htm">Women</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-12.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/13-27.htm">Cries</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-22.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/amos/5-1.htm">Dirge</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-1.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-15.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-19.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-1.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-15.htm">Lamentation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-2.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-9.htm">Neighbor</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-8.htm">Neighbour</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-22.htm">Open</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-23.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-7.htm">Receiveth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-48.htm">Song</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-19.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-21.htm">Teach</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-18.htm">Training</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-16.htm">Wailing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-3.htm">Women</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-23.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 9</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/9-1.htm">Jeremiah laments the people for their manifold sins;</a> 9. <a href="/jeremiah/9-9.htm">and for their judgment.</a> 12. <a href="/jeremiah/9-12.htm">Disobedience is the cause of their bitter calamity.</a> 17. <a href="/jeremiah/9-17.htm">He exhorts to mourn for their destruction;</a> 23. <a href="/jeremiah/9-23.htm">and to trust not in themselves, but in God.</a> 25. <a href="/jeremiah/9-25.htm">He threatens both Jews and Gentiles.</a> </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 ancient Israel, women often played a significant role in mourning rituals. The call to women here emphasizes the communal nature of lamentation and the importance of passing down traditions of mourning. This phrase underscores the urgency and seriousness of the message from God, as women are often seen as the keepers of cultural and familial continuity. The "word of the LORD" signifies a divine message that demands attention and action, reflecting the prophetic tradition where God communicates directly with His people.Open your ears to the word of His mouth. This phrase highlights the necessity of active listening and obedience to God's commands. In biblical times, hearing was closely associated with obedience, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4-5</a>, where the Shema calls Israel to hear and love God. The emphasis on "the word of His mouth" suggests a direct and personal communication from God, reinforcing the authority and truth of the prophetic message. It calls for a readiness to receive and respond to divine instruction, a theme prevalent throughout the prophetic books.Teach your daughters to wail, The instruction to teach daughters to wail indicates the perpetuation of mourning practices across generations. In the ancient Near East, professional mourners were often employed to express grief publicly, and this cultural practice is reflected here. The act of wailing is a physical manifestation of sorrow and repentance, which is a recurring theme in the prophetic literature as a response to sin and impending judgment. This teaching also implies a communal responsibility to prepare the next generation for the realities of life and the consequences of disobedience to God.and one another to lament. Lamentation is a profound expression of grief and sorrow, often associated with repentance and seeking God's mercy. The communal aspect of lamenting together suggests solidarity and shared responsibility among the people. This practice is seen throughout the Psalms and Lamentations, where collective mourning is a response to national calamity or divine judgment. The call to lament is not only an acknowledgment of current suffering but also a plea for divine intervention and restoration, pointing to the hope of redemption and reconciliation with God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A prophet called by God to deliver messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah. His ministry was marked by deep sorrow over the people's sin and impending judgment. 2. <a href="/topical/w/women_of_judah.htm">Women of Judah</a> Specifically addressed in this verse, they are called to listen and respond to God's message. Their role is significant in teaching the next generation to mourn and lament. 3. <a href="/topical/d/daughters_of_judah.htm">Daughters of Judah</a> Represent the next generation who are to be taught the art of lamentation, signifying the continuation of awareness and response to God's judgment. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The covenant God of Israel, who speaks through His prophet to call His people to repentance and awareness of their spiritual state. 5. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, facing imminent judgment due to their persistent sin and rebellion against God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_listening_to_god.htm">The Importance of Listening to God</a> Just as the women of Judah were called to hear God's word, we must prioritize listening to God's voice through Scripture and prayer. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_women_in_spiritual_instruction.htm">The Role of Women in Spiritual Instruction</a> Women have a vital role in teaching and nurturing the next generation in spiritual truths, including the practice of lamentation and repentance. <a href="/topical/t/the_practice_of_lament.htm">The Practice of Lament</a> Lament is a biblical response to sin and suffering. It is an expression of sorrow that leads to repentance and a deeper reliance on God. <a href="/topical/i/intergenerational_faithfulness.htm">Intergenerational Faithfulness</a> Teaching the next generation about God’s ways, including how to respond to sin and judgment, is crucial for maintaining faithfulness across generations. <a href="/topical/a/awareness_of_sin_and_judgment.htm">Awareness of Sin and Judgment</a> Recognizing the seriousness of sin and the reality of God's judgment should lead us to a posture of humility and repentance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 9</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_lord's_guidance.htm">What is Ashkelon's biblical significance?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_of_israelite_cannibalism.htm">(Leviticus 26:29) Do we have any archaeological or recorded history of Israelites resorting to cannibalism precisely as this curse suggests?</a> <a href="/q/is_jeremiah_20_14-18_a_contradiction.htm">Does Jeremiah's bitter lament in Jeremiah 20:14-18 contradict the portrayal of a steadfast prophet elsewhere in the book?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_felix_in_the_bible.htm">Where is the Land of Uz located?</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>(20) Teach your daughters wailing.--The thought of <a href="/jeremiah/9-9.htm" title="Shall I not visit them for these things? said the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?">Jeremiah 9:9</a> is continued. The words rest upon the idea that wailing was an art, its cries and tones skilfully adapted to the special sorrows of which it was in theory the expression. They perhaps imply also that death would do its work so terribly that the demand for mourners would be greater than the supply, and that supernumeraries must be trained to meet it. Looking to the many other coincidences between our Lord's teaching and that of Jeremiah, it is not too much to see in His words to the daughter of Jerusalem, "Weep for yourselves and for your children" (<a href="/context/luke/23-27.htm" title="And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.">Luke 23:27-28</a>), a parallel to what we read here.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 20. - Yet hear; rather, for hear. <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/9-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Now, כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction O women, נָשִׁים֙ (nā·šîm) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> Woman, wife, female hear שְׁמַ֤עְנָה (šə·ma‘·nāh) Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently the word דְּבַר־ (də·ḇar-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause of the LORD. יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Open וְתִקַּ֥ח (wə·ṯiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take your ears אָזְנְכֶ֖ם (’ā·zə·nə·ḵem) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_241.htm">Strong's 241: </a> Broadness, the ear to the word דְּבַר־ (də·ḇar-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause of His mouth. פִּ֑יו (pîw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to Teach וְלַמֵּ֤דְנָה (wə·lam·mê·ḏə·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Imperative - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3925.htm">Strong's 3925: </a> To exercise in, learn your daughters בְנֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ (ḇə·nō·w·ṯê·ḵem) Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter to wail, נֶ֔הִי (ne·hî) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5092.htm">Strong's 5092: </a> A wailing, lamentation, mourning song and one וְאִשָּׁ֥ה (wə·’iš·šāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> Woman, wife, female another רְעוּתָ֖הּ (rə·‘ū·ṯāh) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7468.htm">Strong's 7468: </a> A female associate, an additional one to lament. קִינָֽה׃ (qî·nāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7015.htm">Strong's 7015: </a> An elegy, dirge <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/9-20.htm">Jeremiah 9:20 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/9-20.htm">Jeremiah 9:20 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/9-20.htm">Jeremiah 9:20 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/9-20.htm">Jeremiah 9:20 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/9-20.htm">Jeremiah 9:20 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/9-20.htm">Jeremiah 9:20 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/9-20.htm">Jeremiah 9:20 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/9-20.htm">Jeremiah 9:20 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/9-20.htm">Jeremiah 9:20 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/9-20.htm">Jeremiah 9:20 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-20.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 9:20 Yet hear the word of Yahweh you (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/9-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 9:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 9:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/9-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 9:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 9:21" /></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>