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in their deceit they refuse to acknowledge me,&#8221 declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They pile lie upon lie and utterly refuse to acknowledge me,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Heaping oppression upon oppression, and deceit upon deceit, they refuse to know me, declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You dwell in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to know Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thine habitation <i>is</i> in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Your dwelling place <i>is</i> in the midst of deceit; Through deceit they refuse to know Me,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Your dwelling is in the midst of deceit; Through deceit they refuse to know Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Your dwelling is in the midst of deceit; Through deceit they refuse to know Me,&#8221 declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Your dwelling is in the midst of deceit; Through deceit they refuse to know Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Your habitation is in the midst of deceit; Through deceit they refuse to know Me,” declares Yahweh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Your dwelling is in the midst of deceit [oppression upon oppression and deceit upon deceit]; Through deceit they refuse to know (understand) Me,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You live in a world of deception. In their deception they refuse to know me. This is the LORD’s declaration.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You live in a world of deception. In their deception they refuse to know Me. This is the LORD&#8217s declaration. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Everyone takes advantage of everyone else, and no one will admit that I am God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Oppression follows oppression. Deceit follows deceit. They refuse to acknowledge me," declares the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You yourself live in the midst of deception, and because they are deceived they do not know me," declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You dwell in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to know Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They do one act of violence after another, and one deceitful thing after another. They refuse to pay attention to me," says the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Oppression upon oppression, and deceit upon deceit. They refuse to know me," says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Your habitation is in the middle of deceit. Through deceit, they refuse to know me,” says Yahweh. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Your dwelling [is] in the midst of deceit, "" Through deceit they refused to know Me,” "" A declaration of YHWH.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> thy dwelling is in the midst of deceit, Through deceit they refused to know Me, An affirmation of Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thy dwelling is in the midst of deceit; by deceit they refused to know me, says Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit: Through deceit they have refused to know me, saith the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Your habitation is in the midst of deceit. In their deceitfulness, they have refused to know me, says the Lord.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Violence upon violence, deceit upon deceit: They refuse to know me— oracle of the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Oppression upon oppression, deceit upon deceit! They refuse to know me, says the LORD.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Your habitation is in the midst of deceit; through their deceit they refuse to know me, says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Your dwelling is within deceit, in their treachery they did not choose to know me, says LORD JEHOVAH<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit; Through deceit they refuse to know Me, Saith the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br /><i>There is</i> usury upon usury, and deceit upon deceit: they would not know me, saith the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/9-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=2802" 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">5</span>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="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: šiḇ·tə·ḵā (V-Qal-Inf:: 2ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">You dwell</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·wḵ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">in the midst</a> <a href="/hebrew/4820.htm" title="4820: mir·māh (N-fs) -- Deceit, treachery. From ramah in the sense of deceiving; fraud.">of deception;</a> <a href="/hebrew/4820.htm" title="4820: bə·mir·māh (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- Deceit, treachery. From ramah in the sense of deceiving; fraud.">in their deceit</a> <a href="/hebrew/3985.htm" title="3985: mê·’ă·nū (V-Piel-Perf-3cp) -- To refuse. A primitive root; to refuse.">they refuse</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: ḏa·‘aṯ- (V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">to know</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·w·ṯî (DirObjM:: 1cs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">Me,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um- (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</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.">the LORD.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold, I will refine them and test them, for what else can I do because of the daughter of My people?…<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/12-2.htm">Psalm 12:2</a></span><br />They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.<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="/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="/zephaniah/3-13.htm">Zephaniah 3:13</a></span><br />The remnant of Israel will no longer do wrong or speak lies, nor will a deceitful tongue be found in their mouths. But they will feed and lie down, with no one to make them tremble.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-8.htm">Matthew 15:8-9</a></span><br />‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. / They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”<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="/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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/55-21.htm">Psalm 55:21</a></span><br />His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.<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/22-28.htm">Ezekiel 22:28</a></span><br />Her prophets whitewash these deeds by false visions and lying divinations, saying, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says,’ when the LORD has not spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/8-17.htm">Zechariah 8:17</a></span><br />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="/matthew/23-27.htm">Matthew 23:27-28</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. / In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Your habitation is in the middle of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, said the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">habitation.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/11-19.htm">Jeremiah 11:19</a></b></br> But I <i>was</i> like a lamb <i>or</i> an ox <i>that</i> is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, <i>saying</i>, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/18-18.htm">Jeremiah 18:18</a></b></br> Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/20-10.htm">Jeremiah 20:10</a></b></br> For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, <i>say they</i>, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, <i>saying</i>, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.</p><p class="hdg">refuse.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/13-10.htm">Jeremiah 13:10</a></b></br> This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/21-14.htm">Job 21:14,15</a></b></br> Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/1-24.htm">Proverbs 1:24,29</a></b></br> Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/9-3.htm">Acknowledge</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-3.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-5.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-23.htm">Deception</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-17.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-12.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-10.htm">Habitation</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm">Heaping</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-7.htm">Live</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-6.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-6.htm">Oppression</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-5.htm">Refuse</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-5.htm">Refused</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-35.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/10-25.htm">Acknowledge</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-9.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-8.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-26.htm">Deception</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-9.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Habitation</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-10.htm">Heaping</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-26.htm">Live</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-16.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-17.htm">Oppression</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-22.htm">Refuse</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-10.htm">Refused</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-3.htm">Wrong</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/jeremiah/9.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>You live in the midst of deception</b><br />The phrase "You live in the midst of deception" highlights the pervasive nature of falsehood and deceit among the people of Judah. The Hebrew word for "deception" here is "mirmah," which conveys a sense of treachery and betrayal. Historically, this reflects a time when the Israelites had turned away from God's truth, embracing idolatry and false prophets. The cultural and spiritual environment was saturated with lies, leading the people away from the covenant relationship with God. This serves as a warning to believers today to remain vigilant against the deceitful influences of the world and to anchor themselves in the truth of God's Word.<p><b>in their deceit</b><br />The phrase "in their deceit" underscores the active participation of the people in perpetuating falsehoods. The Hebrew root "ramah" suggests intentional misleading or trickery. This indicates that the people were not merely victims of deception but were complicit in it. This complicity in deceit reflects a moral and spiritual decay, where truth is sacrificed for personal gain or comfort. For contemporary believers, this is a call to self-examination, ensuring that one's actions and words align with the truth of the Gospel, resisting the temptation to compromise integrity for worldly benefits.<p><b>they refuse to know Me,&#8221</b><br />The phrase "they refuse to know Me" reveals a deliberate rejection of God. The Hebrew word "ma'en" for "refuse" indicates a willful decision, a conscious choice to turn away from God. "To know" in Hebrew is "yada," which implies an intimate, experiential knowledge, not just intellectual awareness. This refusal to know God is a rejection of a relationship with Him, choosing instead to follow their own ways. This serves as a sobering reminder of the importance of seeking a deep, personal relationship with God, prioritizing His presence and guidance in our lives over the fleeting allure of worldly wisdom.<p><b>declares the LORD</b><br />The phrase "declares the LORD" emphasizes the authority and finality of God's pronouncement. The Hebrew word "ne'um" is often used in prophetic literature to signify a divine utterance, underscoring that these are not merely the words of Jeremiah but the very words of God. This declaration serves as both a warning and an invitation. It warns of the consequences of living in deceit and rejecting God, but it also invites repentance and a return to truth. For believers, it is a call to heed God's voice, to align our lives with His will, and to trust in His sovereign plan, knowing that His declarations are always for our ultimate good and His glory.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">Thine habitation . . .</span>--The words may be an individualised, and therefore more emphatic, reproduction of the general warning of <a href="/jeremiah/9-4.htm" title="Take you heed every one of his neighbor, and trust you not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbor will walk with slanders.">Jeremiah 9:4</a>. It is, however, better to take them as spoken by Jehovah to the prophet individually. The LXX., following a different reading and punctuation, translates "usury upon usury, deceit upon deceit; they refuse to know Me, saith the Lord." And this has been adopted by Ewald, among recent commentators.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thine habitation</span>, etc. According to St. Jerome, this is addressed to the prophet; but it is better to follow the Targum, which makes the clause refer to the Jewish people. The connection is (as Dr. Payne Smith points out)," Trust no one; for thou dwellest surrounded by deceit on every side." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/9-6.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">You dwell</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁבְתְּךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(šiḇ·tə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the midst</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּת֣וֹךְ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṯō·wḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bisection, the centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of deception;</span><br /><span class="heb">מִרְמָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(mir·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4820.htm">Strong's 4820: </a> </span><span class="str2">Deceit, treachery</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in their deceit</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּמִרְמָ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(bə·mir·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4820.htm">Strong's 4820: </a> </span><span class="str2">Deceit, treachery</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they refuse</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאֲנ֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’ă·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3985.htm">Strong's 3985: </a> </span><span class="str2">To refuse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to know</span><br /><span class="heb">דַֽעַת־</span> <span class="translit">(ḏa·‘aṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Me,”</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹתִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·w·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">declares</span><br /><span class="heb">נְאֻם־</span> <span class="translit">(nə·’um-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> </span><span class="str2">An oracle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/9-6.htm">Jeremiah 9:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/9-6.htm">Jeremiah 9:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/9-6.htm">Jeremiah 9:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/9-6.htm">Jeremiah 9:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/9-6.htm">Jeremiah 9:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/9-6.htm">Jeremiah 9:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/9-6.htm">Jeremiah 9:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/9-6.htm">Jeremiah 9:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/9-6.htm">Jeremiah 9:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/9-6.htm">Jeremiah 9:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/9-6.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 9:6 Your habitation is in the midst (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/9-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 9:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 9:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/9-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 9:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 9:7" /></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>