Thematic Bible
Jeremiah 9:1 (show verse)
"Oh, that my head were a spring of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears, for then I would cry day and night for those of my people who have been killed.
Church » Love for
Compassion and sympathy » Exercise towards » The chastened
Jeremiah » The prophet » Lamentations of » Over jerusalem
Judgments » Saints » Sympathize with those under
Prophets » Felt deeply on account of the calamities which they predicted
Tears » Of solicitude over sinners
Weeping » For others
Compassion and sympathy » Exercise towards » The chastened
Jeremiah » The prophet » Lamentations of » Over jerusalem
Judgments » Saints » Sympathize with those under
Prophets » Felt deeply on account of the calamities which they predicted
Tears » Of solicitude over sinners
Weeping » For others
Jeremiah 9:2 (show verse)
Oh, that I had a lodging place for travelers in the desert, so that I could leave my people and go away from them. For all of them are adulterers, a band of traitors.
Jeremiah 9:3 (show verse)
They use their tongues like a bow. Lies rather than truth fly throughout the land. They progress from one evil to another, and they don't know me," declares the LORD.
the Bow » Illustrative » Of the tongue of the wicked
Ignorance » Man's » Of God
Ignorance of God » The wicked, in a state of
Lukewarmness » Figurative
Lying » The wicked » Prepare their tongues for
Prophets » Felt deeply on account of the calamities which they predicted
Sin » Progressive
Truth » The wicked » Are not valiant for
Truth » The evil people » Are not valiant for
War » Figurative » Mere professors do not maintain
Warfare of saints » Mere professors do not maintain
Ignorance » Man's » Of God
Ignorance of God » The wicked, in a state of
Lukewarmness » Figurative
Lying » The wicked » Prepare their tongues for
Prophets » Felt deeply on account of the calamities which they predicted
Sin » Progressive
Truth » The wicked » Are not valiant for
Truth » The evil people » Are not valiant for
War » Figurative » Mere professors do not maintain
Warfare of saints » Mere professors do not maintain
Jeremiah 9:4 (show verse)
"Beware of your neighbors, and don't trust any of your relatives. For all of your relatives act deceitfully, and every friend goes around as a slanderer.
Alertness » What to be aware of
Evil » Speech evil speaking » Backbiting
Evil » Slander » General references to
Prophets » Felt deeply on account of the calamities which they predicted
Slander » General references to
Slander » The wicked addicted to
Slander » They who indulge in, not to be trusted
Speaking, evil » Backbiting
Trust » Who not to trust in
Evil » Speech evil speaking » Backbiting
Evil » Slander » General references to
Prophets » Felt deeply on account of the calamities which they predicted
Slander » General references to
Slander » The wicked addicted to
Slander » They who indulge in, not to be trusted
Speaking, evil » Backbiting
Trust » Who not to trust in
Jeremiah 9:5 (show verse)
People deceive their friends, and they don't tell the truth. They have taught their tongues to tell lies. They exhaust themselves practicing evil.
Alertness » What to be aware of
Deceit » The wicked full of » The prevalence of
Deceit » The wicked » Use, to each other
Deceit » Use, to each other
Lying » The wicked » Prepare their tongues for
Prophets » Felt deeply on account of the calamities which they predicted
Trust » Who not to trust in
Truth » Adaption of » Attitude of wicked toward
Truth » Attitude of the wicked toward
Truth » The wicked » Punished for want of
Truth » The evil people » Punished for want of
Truth » The wicked » Speak not
Truth » The evil people » Speak not
Deceit » The wicked full of » The prevalence of
Deceit » The wicked » Use, to each other
Deceit » Use, to each other
Lying » The wicked » Prepare their tongues for
Prophets » Felt deeply on account of the calamities which they predicted
Trust » Who not to trust in
Truth » Adaption of » Attitude of wicked toward
Truth » Attitude of the wicked toward
Truth » The wicked » Punished for want of
Truth » The evil people » Punished for want of
Truth » The wicked » Speak not
Truth » The evil people » Speak not
Jeremiah 9:6 (show verse)
You yourself live in the midst of deception, and because they are deceived they do not know me," declares the LORD.
Jeremiah 9:7 (show verse)
Therefore, this is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "Look, I'm about to refine and test them. Because they're my people, what else can I do?
Afflictions » Promises concerning » Refining influence of
Deceit » Punishment of
Prophets » Felt deeply on account of the calamities which they predicted
Refining » Figurative » Of the corrective judgments of God
spiritual Refining » The refining influence afflictions
Spiritual » Refining » The refining influence of afflictions
Trials » The refining influence of
Deceit » Punishment of
Prophets » Felt deeply on account of the calamities which they predicted
Refining » Figurative » Of the corrective judgments of God
spiritual Refining » The refining influence afflictions
Spiritual » Refining » The refining influence of afflictions
Trials » The refining influence of
Jeremiah 9:8 (show verse)
Their tongue is a deadly arrow that speaks deceit. With his mouth a person says, "Peace,' to his friend, but inwardly he sets a trap for him.
Jeremiah 9:9 (show verse)
Should I not punish them for these things?" asks the LORD, "and should I not avenge myself on a nation like this?"
Jeremiah 9:10 (show verse)
I'll weep and mourn for the mountains, and lament for the desert pastures, because they are desolate and no one passes through them. They don't hear the lowing of the cattle. Both the birds of the sky and the animals have fled. They're gone!
Jeremiah 9:11 (show verse)
"I'll make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a refuge for jackals. I'll make the towns of Judah desolate, without inhabitants."
Jeremiah 9:12 (show verse)
Who is the wise person who understands this, and to whom has the LORD spoken so that he may declare it? Why is the land destroyed, ruined like the desert, without anyone passing through it?
No Themes for this verse.
Jeremiah 9:13 (show verse)
The LORD said, "It is because they have forsaken my Law that I gave them. They didn't obey me and didn't live according to it.
Jeremiah 9:14 (show verse)
Instead, they followed their rebellious hearts and the Baals, as their ancestors taught them."
Forsaking » The reward for forsaking the law
Heart » The reward for walking after the imagination of your own heart
Home » Parental influence and example » Evil influence of parents
Influence » Good » Parents
Parents » Indulgence of children, examples of » Evil influence of parents
Parents » Curses entailed
Parents » When wicked » Instruct their children in evil
Heart » The reward for walking after the imagination of your own heart
Home » Parental influence and example » Evil influence of parents
Influence » Good » Parents
Parents » Indulgence of children, examples of » Evil influence of parents
Parents » Curses entailed
Parents » When wicked » Instruct their children in evil
Jeremiah 9:15 (show verse)
Therefore, this is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, the God of Israel, says: "Look, I'll make these people eat wormwood and drink poisoned water.
Jeremiah 9:16 (show verse)
I'll scatter them among nations that neither they nor their ancestors have known, and I'll pursue them with the sword until I've finished them off."
Jeremiah 9:17 (show verse)
This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "Think about what I'm saying! Indeed, call out the professional mourners! Send for the best of them to come.
Jeremiah 9:18 (show verse)
Let them hurry and lament for us. Let tears run down from our eyes, and let our eyelids flow with water.
Jeremiah 9:19 (show verse)
For a sound of mourning is heard from Zion: "How we're ruined! Our shame is very great, because we have left the land, because our houses are torn down.'"
Jeremiah 9:20 (show verse)
"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.
Jeremiah 9:21 (show verse)
For death comes up through our windows; it has come into our palaces to eliminate children from the streets and young men from the town squares.
Jeremiah 9:22 (show verse)
Speak! "This is what the LORD says: "The corpses of people will fall like dung on the surface of the field, and like a row of cut grain behind the harvester when there is no one to gather it."'"
No Themes for this verse.
Jeremiah 9:23 (show verse)
This is what the LORD says: "The wise man is not to boast in his wisdom; the strong man is not to boast in his strength; and the rich man is not to boast in his riches.
Delight » What the lord delights in
Glory » Glorying in the lord
Glory » What not to glory in
Love » The lord exercising lovingkindness
Riches » They who possess, should » Not glory in them
Strength » What the mighty should not do
The judgment of babylon » The lord being a God of judgment
Wealth » What the rich should not do
Wisdom » What the wise should not do
Glory » Glorying in the lord
Glory » What not to glory in
Love » The lord exercising lovingkindness
Riches » They who possess, should » Not glory in them
Strength » What the mighty should not do
The judgment of babylon » The lord being a God of judgment
Wealth » What the rich should not do
Wisdom » What the wise should not do
Jeremiah 9:24 (show verse)
Rather, let the one who boasts, boast in this: that he understands and knows me, for I am the LORD who acts with gracious love, justice, and righteousness in the land. I delight in these things," declares the LORD.
Boasting » Boasting in God
Delight » What the lord delights in
Glory » Glorying in the lord
Glory » What not to glory in
God, Justice of » Exhibited in » His government
Knowledge » Spiritual knowledge, general references to » A cause for exultation
Love » The lord exercising lovingkindness
God, Righteousness Of » God delights in the exercise of
Spiritual » Knowledge » A cause for exultation
The judgment of babylon » The lord being a God of judgment
Delight » What the lord delights in
Glory » Glorying in the lord
Glory » What not to glory in
God, Justice of » Exhibited in » His government
Knowledge » Spiritual knowledge, general references to » A cause for exultation
Love » The lord exercising lovingkindness
God, Righteousness Of » God delights in the exercise of
Spiritual » Knowledge » A cause for exultation
The judgment of babylon » The lord being a God of judgment
Jeremiah 9:25 (show verse)
"Look, days are coming," declares the LORD, "when I'll punish all who are circumcised only in the flesh:
Jeremiah 9:26 (show verse)
Egypt, Judah, Edom, the people of Ammon, Moab, all those who live in the desert and shave the corners of their beard; indeed all the other nations that are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel that is uncircumcised of heart."