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Text -- Jeremiah 9:1-4 (NET)
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9:1 I wish that my head were a well full of water and my eyes were a fountain full of tears ! If they were, I could cry day and night for those of my dear people who have been killed .
9:2 I wish I had a lodging place in the desert where I could spend some time like a weary traveler . Then I would desert my people and walk away from them because they are all unfaithful to God, a congregation of people that has been disloyal to him.
The Lord Laments That He Has No Choice But to Judge Them
9:3 The Lord says , “These people are like soldiers who have readied their bows . Their tongues are always ready to shoot out lies . They have become powerful in the land , but they have not done so by honest means. Indeed , they do one evil thing after another and do not pay attention to me.
9:4 Everyone must be on his guard around his friends . He must not even trust any of his relatives . For every one of them will find some way to cheat him. And all of his friends will tell lies about him.
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Sin |
Wicked |
Zeal |
Church |
Patriotism |
Nation |
Truth |
INN |
Lukewarmness |
Weeping |
War |
Lies and Deceits |
Slander |
Dishonesty |
TEARS |
SOLEMN, SOLEMNITY |
JACOB (1) |
BURIAL |
WAYFARING MAN |
Associations |
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NET Notes: Jer 9:1 Heb “daughter of my people.” For the translation given here see 4:11 and the note on the phrase “dear people” there.
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NET Notes: Jer 9:2 Heb “they are all adulterers, a congregation of unfaithful people.” However, spiritual adultery is, of course, meant, not literal adultery...
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NET Notes: Jer 9:3 Or “do not acknowledge me”; Heb “do not know me.” But “knowing” in Hebrew thought often involves more than intelle...
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