Jeremiah 9:6 “You dwell in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to kn…”

Jeremiah 9:6

You dwell in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to know Me,” declares the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the LORD.

World English Bible

Your habitation is in the middle of deceit. Through deceit, they refuse to know me,” says the LORD.

American Standard Version

Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith Jehovah.

Geneva Bible 1599

Thine habitation is in the middes of deceiuers: because of their deceit they refuse to know me, sayth the Lord.

Darby Translation

Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith Jehovah.

Young's Literal Translation

thy dwelling [is] in the midst of deceit, Through deceit they refused to know Me, An affirmation of Jehovah.

Bible in Basic English

There is wrong on wrong, deceit on deceit; they have given up the knowledge of me, says the Lord.

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Cross references

“habitation”

Jeremiah 11:19 Jeremiah 20:10 Jeremiah 18:18 Psalm 120:2–6

Jeremiah 11:19 · BSB

For I was like a gentle lamb led to slaughter; I did not know that they had plotted against me: “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit; let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be remembered no…

Jeremiah 20:10 · BSB

For I have heard the whispering of many: “Terror is on every side! Report him; let us report him!” All my trusted friends watch for my fall: “Perhaps he will be deceived so that we may prevail against him and take our ve…

Jeremiah 18:18 · BSB

Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his word…

Psalm 120:2–6 · BSB

Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.

“refuse”

Jeremiah 13:10 Hosea 4:6 Proverbs 1:24 Proverbs 1:29 Romans 1:28 1 Corinthians 15:34

Jeremiah 13:10 · BSB

These evil people, who refuse to listen to My words, who follow the stubbornness of their own hearts, and who go after other gods to serve and worship them, they will be like this loincloth—of no use at all.

Hosea 4:6 · BSB

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.

Proverbs 1:24 · BSB

Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand,

Proverbs 1:29 · BSB

For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD.

Romans 1:28 · BSB

Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.

1 Corinthians 15:34 · BSB

Sober up as you ought, and stop sinning; for some of you are ignorant of God. I say this to your shame.

Also

Jeremiah 5:27 Jeremiah 8:5

Jeremiah 5:27 · BSB

Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich.

Jeremiah 8:5 · BSB

Why then have these people turned away? Why does Jerusalem always turn away? They cling to deceit; they refuse to return.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity.

7Therefore 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?

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