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Themes in Jeremiah 9

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Themes in Jeremiah 9

Jeremiah 9:1 (show verse)

Oh that my head were waters
And my eyes a fountain of tears,
That I might weep day and night
For the slain of the daughter of my people!

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

Oh that I had in the wilderness
A lodging place (a mere shelter) for wayfaring men,
That I might leave my people
And go away from them!
For they are all adulterers [worshiping idols instead of the Lord],
[They are] an assembly of treacherous men [of weak character, men without integrity].

Prophets » Felt deeply on account of the calamities which they predicted

Jeremiah 9:3 (show verse)

“They bend their tongue like their bow;
[Their] lies and not truth prevail and grow strong in the land;
For they proceed from evil to evil,
And they do not know and understand and acknowledge Me,” says 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

Jeremiah 9:4 (show verse)

“Let everyone beware of his neighbor
And do not trust any brother.
For every brother is a supplanter [like Jacob, a deceiver, ready to grab his brother’s heel],
And every neighbor 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

Jeremiah 9:5 (show verse)

“Everyone deceives and mocks his neighbor
And does not speak the truth.
They have taught their tongue to speak lies;
They exhaust themselves with sin and cruelty.

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

Jeremiah 9:6 (show verse)

“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.

Alertness » What to be aware of
Deceit » Evil of » Keeps from knowledge of God
Deceit » Evil of » Hinders knowledge of God
Prophets » Felt deeply on account of the calamities which they predicted
Trust » Who not to trust in

Jeremiah 9:7 (show verse)

Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts,

“Behold, I will refine them [through suffering] and test them;
For how else should I deal with the daughter of My people?

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

Jeremiah 9:8 (show verse)

“Their tongue is a murderous arrow;
It speaks deceit;
With his mouth one speaks peace to his neighbor,
But in his heart he lays traps and waits in ambush for him.

Arrows » Illustrative » Of slanderous tongues
Deceit » Punishment of

Jeremiah 9:9 (show verse)

“Shall I not punish them for these things?” says the Lord.
“Shall I not avenge Myself
On such a nation as this?

Deceit » Punishment of
Truth » The wicked » Punished for want of
Truth » The evil people » Punished for want of

Jeremiah 9:10 (show verse)

“I will take up a weeping and wailing for the mountains,
And a [funeral] dirge for the pastures of the wilderness,
Because they are burned up and desolated so that no one passes through [them];
Nor can anyone hear the lowing of cattle.
Both the birds of the air and the beasts have fled; they are gone.

Birds » Often remove from places suffering calamities

Jeremiah 9:11 (show verse)

“I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins,
A haunt and dwelling place of jackals;
And I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.”

Animals » Names of » Dragons
Dragon » A serpent or the desert
the Dragon » Found in » Deserted cities
Jerusalem » Prophecies against
Jerusalem » Prophecies respecting » To be made a heap of ruins
Reptiles » Mentioned in scripture » Dragon

Jeremiah 9:12 (show verse)

Who is the wise man who may understand this [without any doubt]? To whom has the mouth of the Lord spoken, so that he may declare it? Why is the land ruined, laid waste like a wilderness, so that no one passes through?

No Themes for this verse.

Jeremiah 9:13 (show verse)

The Lord said, “Because they have turned away from My law which I set before them, and have not listened to and obeyed My voice nor walked in accordance with it,

Disobedience to God » Bitter results of, illustrated
Forsaking » The reward for forsaking the law
Heart » The reward for walking after the imagination of your own heart
Law » Bondage of » Despised
The law of God » The wicked » Forsake
The bible » The law part of » Despised

Jeremiah 9:14 (show verse)

but have walked stubbornly after their [own] heart and after the Baals, as their fathers 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

Jeremiah 9:15 (show verse)

therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, “behold, I will feed them, this people, with wormwood and give them bitter and poisonous water to drink.

Disobedience to God » Bitter results of, illustrated
Forsaking » The reward for forsaking the law
Heart » The reward for walking after the imagination of your own heart
Wormwood » Figurative

Jeremiah 9:16 (show verse)

I will [also] scatter them among nations that neither they nor their fathers have known, and I will send the sword after them until I have annihilated them.”

Forsaking » The reward for forsaking the law
Heart » The reward for walking after the imagination of your own heart
Israel » Prophecies concerning » Dispersion of

Jeremiah 9:17 (show verse)

Thus says the Lord of hosts,

“Consider and call for the mourning women to come;
Send for the wailing women to come.

Burial » Attended by » Hired mourners
The Dead » Mourning for » Hired mourners
The Dead » Mourning for, often » By hired mourners
Mourning » Customs » Hired mourners
Mourning » Hired mourners
Woman » Often engaged in » Attending funerals as mourners

Jeremiah 9:18 (show verse)

“Let them hurry and take up a wailing for us,
That our eyes may shed tears
And our eyelids flow with water.

Burial » Attended by » Hired mourners
The Dead » Mourning for, often » By hired mourners
Tears » Of solicitude over sinners

Jeremiah 9:19 (show verse)

“For a sound of wailing is heard [coming] from Zion:
‘How we are ruined!
We are greatly perplexed and utterly shamed,
Because we have left the land,
Because they have torn down our dwellings.’”

Zion » Name of, applied to jerusalem

Jeremiah 9:20 (show verse)

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.

ears » Should » Receive the word of God
Woman » Often engaged in » Attending funerals as mourners

Jeremiah 9:21 (show verse)

For death has come up through our windows;
It has entered our palaces,
Cutting off the children from the streets
And the young men from the town squares.

Palaces » Often as a punishment » Scenes of bloodshed

Jeremiah 9:22 (show verse)

Speak, “Thus says the Lord,
‘The dead bodies of men will fall like dung on the open field,
And like sheaves [of grain] behind the reaper,
And no one will gather them.’”

No Themes for this verse.

Jeremiah 9:23 (show verse)

Thus says the Lord, “Let not the one who is wise and skillful boast in his insight; let not the one who is mighty and powerful boast in his strength; let not the one who is rich boast in his [temporal satisfactions and earthly] abundance;

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

Jeremiah 9:24 (show verse)

but let the one who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me [and acknowledges Me and honors Me as God and recognizes without any doubt], that I am the Lord who practices lovingkindness, justice and righteousness on the earth, for in these things I delight,” says 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

Jeremiah 9:25 (show verse)

“Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “when I will punish all who are circumcised [physically] and yet uncircumcised [spiritually]—

Ammonites » Prophecies concerning
Egypt » Prophecies against
God » Impartiality of » In judgment
divine Impartiality » In judgment

Jeremiah 9:26 (show verse)

Egypt and Judah, and Edom and the sons of Ammon, and Moab and all those who live in the desert who clip off the hair on their temples; for all these nations are uncircumcised (sinful, impure), and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in heart.”

Ammonites » Prophecies concerning
Character » Of the wicked » Uncircumcised in heart
Character of the wicked » Uncircumcised in heart
Circumcision » Figurative
Edomites, the » Predictions respecting » To share in the punishment of the nations
Egypt » Prophecies against