Jeremiah 8:5

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.

Literal

Why is this people of Jerusalem turned away by a perpetual backsliding? They hold firmly to deceit, they refuse to return.

Latin

Quare ergo aversus est populus iste in Jerusalem aversione contentiosa? Apprehenderunt mendacium, et noluerunt reverti.

Original

Hebrew

English

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

Notes

Jeremiah 8:4–7

These verses list the evidence of Judah's sins. The people engaged in ritual sex related to idol worship. They followed idol worship practices. They stayed in their delusions because lies trapped their minds and hearts. The term "lies" often refers to idols (Jeremiah 5:3, 6; 7:24; 9:6; Proverbs 24:16; Isaiah 44:20; Amos 5:2; Micah 7:8).

Jeremiah 8:4–17

These three short poems were likely shared during the reign of Jehoiakim.

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Jeremiah 9:6
You dwell in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to know Me,” declares the LORD.
Zechariah 7:11
But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing.
Jeremiah 5:3
O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.
Hosea 11:7
My people are bent on turning from Me. Though they call to the Most High, He will by no means exalt them.
John 5:40
…yet you refuse to come to Me to have life.
Hebrews 12:25
See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?
Jeremiah 5:27
Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich.
Isaiah 30:10
They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions.
Isaiah 44:20
He feeds on ashes. His deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?”
2 Thessalonians 2:9–12
The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder,
1 Thessalonians 5:21
…but test all things. Hold fast to what is good.
Hosea 4:16
For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn heifer. Can the LORD now shepherd them like lambs in an open meadow?

Places

Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah Jeremiah (Person)

Topics

Backsliders: Backsliding of Israel Backsliding: Guilt and Consequences of Backsliding: Liable to Continue and Increase Church: Backslidden Deceit: Evil of Keeps from Turning to God Deceit: Keeps from Turning to God Idolatry: They Who Practise: Hold Fast Their Deceit Impenitence: General Scriptures Concerning The Jews: National Character of Prone to Backsliding

Jeremiah 8:5

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