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jeremiah_9:6

Jeremiah 9:6

Hebrew
לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
צְבָא֔וֹת הִנְנִ֥י צוֹרְפָ֖ם וּבְחַנְתִּ֑ים כִּֽי אֵ֣יךְ אֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה מִפְּנֵ֖י בַּת עַמִּֽי
ESV
Heaping oppression upon oppression, and deceit upon deceit, they refuse to know me, declares the LORD.
NIV
You live in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to acknowledge me,“ declares the LORD.
NLT
They pile lie upon lie and utterly refuse to acknowledge me,“ says the LORD.
LXX
KJV
Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the LORD.

Jeremiah 9:5 ← Jeremiah 9:6 → Jeremiah 9:7

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