Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Oh, that I had in the desert a lodging place for travelers, so that I might leave my people and go away from them; for they are all adulterers, a crowd of unfaithful people. New Living Translation Oh, that I could go away and forget my people and live in a travelers’ shack in the desert. For they are all adulterers— a pack of treacherous liars. English Standard Version Oh that I had in the desert a travelers’ lodging place, that I might leave my people and go away from them! For they are all adulterers, a company of treacherous men. Berean Standard Bible If only I had a traveler’s lodge in the wilderness, I would abandon my people and depart from them, for they are all adulterers, a crowd of faithless people. King James Bible Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they be all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men. New King James Version Oh, that I had in the wilderness A lodging place for travelers; That I might leave my people, And go from them! For they are all adulterers, An assembly of treacherous men. New American Standard Bible Oh that I had in the desert A travelers’ lodging place; So that I might leave my people And go away from them! For all of them are adulterers, An assembly of treacherous people. NASB 1995 Oh that I had in the desert A wayfarers’ lodging place; That I might leave my people And go from them! For all of them are adulterers, An assembly of treacherous men. NASB 1977 O that I had in the desert A wayfarers’ lodging place; That I might leave my people, And go from them! For all of them are adulterers, An assembly of treacherous men. Legacy Standard Bible Oh that I had in the desert A travelers’ lodging place, That I might leave my people And go from them! For all of them are adulterers, A solemn assembly of treacherous men. Amplified Bible 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]. Christian Standard Bible If only I had a traveler’s lodging place in the wilderness, I would abandon my people and depart from them, for they are all adulterers, a solemn assembly of treacherous people. Holman Christian Standard Bible If only I had a traveler’s lodging place in the wilderness, I would abandon my people and depart from them, for they are all adulterers, a solemn assembly of treacherous people. American Standard Version Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging-place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they are all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men. Contemporary English Version I wish I could go into the desert and find a hiding place from all who are treacherous and unfaithful to God. English Revised Version Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they be all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men. GOD'S WORD® Translation I wish I had a place to stay in the desert. I would abandon my people and go away from them. They are all adulterers, a mob of traitors. Good News Translation I wish I had a place to stay in the desert where I could get away from my people. They are all unfaithful, a mob of traitors. International Standard Version 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. Majority Standard Bible If only I had a traveler’s lodge in the wilderness, I would abandon my people and depart from them, for they are all adulterers, a crowd of faithless people. NET Bible 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. New Heart English Bible Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them. For they are all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men." Webster's Bible Translation Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging-place of way-faring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they are all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men. World English Bible Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men, that I might leave my people and go from them! For they are all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWho gives me in a wilderness "" A lodging-place for travelers? And I leave my people, and go from them, "" For all of them [are] adulterers, "" An assembly of treacherous ones. Young's Literal Translation Who doth give me in a wilderness A lodging-place of travellers? And I leave my people, and go from them, For all of them are adulterers, An assembly of treacherous ones. Smith's Literal Translation Who will give me in the desert a lodging-place of travelers? and I will leave my people and go from them, for they all commit adultery; an assembly of those acting faithlessly. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWho will give me in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men, and I will leave my people, and depart from them? because they are all adulterers, an assembly of transgressors. Catholic Public Domain Version Who will provide me, in the wilderness, with a lodging place along the road? And then I will forsake my people, and withdraw from them. For they are all adulterers, a union of transgressors. New American Bible Oh, that I had in the wilderness a travelers’ lodging! That I might leave my people and depart from them. They are all adulterers, a band of traitors. New Revised Standard Version O that I had in the desert a traveler’s lodging place, that I might leave my people and go away from them! For they are all adulterers, a band of traitors. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleOh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men, that I might leave my people and go away from them! For they are all adulterers, an assembly of liars. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated But who has left me in the wilderness a house of lodging of travelers of the road, and I left my people and I myself went from their presence, because all of them commit adultery and are assemblies of liars OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Oh that I were in the wilderness, In a lodging-place of wayfaring men, That I might leave my people, And go from them! For they are all adulterers, An assembly of treacherous men. Brenton Septuagint Translation Who would give me a most distant lodge in the wilderness, that I might leave my people, and depart from them? for they all commit adultery, an assembly of treacherous men. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Lament over Zion1Oh, that my head were a spring of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night over the slain daughter of my people. 2If only I had a traveler’s lodge in the wilderness, I would abandon my people and depart from them, for they are all adulterers, a crowd of faithless people. 3“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.… Cross References Psalm 55:6-8 I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and find rest. / How far away I would flee! In the wilderness I would remain. Selah / I would hurry to my shelter, far from this raging tempest.” Micah 7:5-6 Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms. / For a son dishonors his father, a daughter rises against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. A man’s enemies are the members of his own household. Matthew 10:34-36 Do not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. / For I have come to turn ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. / A man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’ Isaiah 21:2-3 A dire vision is declared to me: “The traitor still betrays, and the destroyer still destroys. Go up, O Elam! Lay siege, O Media! I will put an end to all her groaning.” / Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am bewildered to hear, I am dismayed to see. Hosea 9:12-13 Even if they raise their children, I will bereave them of each one. Yes, woe be to them when I turn away from them! / I have seen Ephraim, like Tyre, planted in a meadow. But Ephraim will bring out his children for slaughter. Luke 12:51-53 Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division. / From now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three. / They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.” Psalm 120:5-7 Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech, that I live among the tents of Kedar! / Too long have I dwelt among those who hate peace. / I am in favor of peace; but when I speak, they want war. Mark 13:12-13 Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against their parents and have them put to death. / You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved. Isaiah 6:11-12 Then I asked: “How long, O Lord?” And He replied: “Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left unoccupied and the land is desolate and ravaged, / until the LORD has driven men far away and the land is utterly forsaken. Ezekiel 20:38 And I will purge you of those who rebel and transgress against Me. I will bring them out of the land in which they dwell, but they will not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD. John 16:1-4 “I have told you these things so that you will not fall away. / They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God. / They will do these things because they have not known the Father or Me. ... Amos 5:13 Therefore, the prudent keep silent in such times, for the days are evil. 2 Timothy 3:1-5 But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come. / For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, / unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, ... Isaiah 1:4 Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him. 1 John 3:13 So do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you. Treasury of Scripture Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they be all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men. that I had. Psalm 55:6-8 And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest… Psalm 120:5-7 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar! … Micah 7:1-7 Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit… for. Jeremiah 5:7,8 How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots' houses… Jeremiah 23:10 For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourneth; the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up, and their course is evil, and their force is not right. Ezekiel 22:10,11 In thee have they discovered their fathers' nakedness: in thee have they humbled her that was set apart for pollution… an assembly. Jeremiah 12:1,6 Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously? … Hosea 5:7 They have dealt treacherously against the LORD: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions. Hosea 6:7 But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me. Jump to Previous Adulterers Assembly Band Company Crowd Desert False. Far Leave Lodging Night's Ones Resting-Place Travelers Travellers Treacherous Untrue Waste Wayfarers Wayfaring Way-Faring WildernessJump to Next Adulterers Assembly Band Company Crowd Desert False. Far Leave Lodging Night's Ones Resting-Place Travelers Travellers Treacherous Untrue Waste Wayfarers Wayfaring Way-Faring WildernessJeremiah 9 1. Jeremiah laments the people for their manifold sins;9. and for their judgment. 12. Disobedience is the cause of their bitter calamity. 17. He exhorts to mourn for their destruction; 23. and to trust not in themselves, but in God. 25. He threatens both Jews and Gentiles. If only I had a traveler's lodge in the wilderness The phrase "If only I had a traveler's lodge in the wilderness" reflects Jeremiah's deep desire for solitude and escape from the pervasive sinfulness of his people. The Hebrew word for "wilderness" (מִדְבָּר, midbar) often signifies a place of desolation but also a place of divine encounter and reflection, as seen in the experiences of Moses and Elijah. Jeremiah's longing for a "traveler's lodge" suggests a temporary refuge, highlighting his internal conflict and yearning for a place away from the corruption surrounding him. This imagery underscores the prophet's profound grief and frustration with the moral decay of Judah. I would abandon my people and depart from them For they are all adulterers a crowd of traitors A lodging place of wayfaring men.--i.e., a place of shelter, a khan or caravanserai, such as were built for travellers, such, e.g., as the "inn" of Genesis 42:27, the "habitation" of Chimham (Jeremiah 41:17), which the son of Barzillai had erected near Bethlehem, as an act of munificent gratitude to his adopted country (2Samuel 19:40). In some such shelter, far from the cities of Judah, the prophet, with a feeling like that of the Psalmist (Psalm 55:6-8) would fain find refuge from his treacherous enemies--"adulterers," alike spiritually and literally (Jeremiah 5:8). . . . Verses 2-22. - Complaint of the treachery and folly of the people; lamentation over their consequences. Verse 2. - A lodging place of wayfaring men; a "khan" or "caravanserai," to use the terms now so familiar from Eastern travel, where "wayfaring men" could at least find shelter, and the means of preparing their provisions. Comp., besides the parallel passage in Psalm 55:6, 7, our own Cowper's fine reminiscence of Jeremiah: "Oh for a lodge in some vast wilderness!" etc. Adulterers... treacherous men (see Jeremiah 2:20; Jeremiah 3:8, 9; Jeremiah 3:20; Jeremiah 5:11).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew If onlyמִֽי־ (mî-) Interrogative Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix I had a traveler’s אֹֽרְחִ֔ים (’ō·rə·ḥîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 732: To wander, journey, go lodge מְלוֹן֙ (mə·lō·wn) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4411: A lodgment, caravanserai, encampment in the wilderness, בַמִּדְבָּ֗ר (ḇam·miḏ·bār) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech I would abandon וְאֶֽעֶזְבָה֙ (wə·’e·‘ez·ḇāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular Strong's 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit my people עַמִּ֔י (‘am·mî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock and depart וְאֵלְכָ֖ה (wə·’ê·lə·ḵāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk from them, מֵֽאִתָּ֑ם (mê·’it·tām) Preposition-m | Direct object marker | third person masculine plural Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case for כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction they are all כֻלָּם֙ (ḵul·lām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every adulterers, מְנָ֣אֲפִ֔ים (mə·nā·’ă·p̄îm) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 5003: To commit adultery, to apostatize a crowd עֲצֶ֖רֶת (‘ă·ṣe·reṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 6116: An assembly, on a, festival, holiday of faithless people. בֹּגְדִֽים׃ (bō·ḡə·ḏîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 898: To cover, to act covertly, to pillage Links Jeremiah 9:2 NIVJeremiah 9:2 NLT Jeremiah 9:2 ESV Jeremiah 9:2 NASB Jeremiah 9:2 KJV Jeremiah 9:2 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 9:2 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 9:2 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 9:2 French Bible Jeremiah 9:2 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 9:2 Oh that I had in the wilderness (Jer.) |
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