Jeremiah 9:4 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אִ֤ישׁ	'ish	each	H376 →
מֵרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙	me.re.'E.hu	from neighbor his	H7453 →
הִשָּׁמֵ֔רוּ	hi.sha.Me.ru	take heed	H8104 →
וְעַל־	ve.'al-	and on	H5921 →
כָּל־	kol-	any	H3605 →
אָ֖ח	'ach	brother	H251 →
אַל־	'al-	may not	H408 →
תִּבְטָ֑חוּ	tiv.Ta.chu	you rely	H982 →
כִּ֤י	ki	for	H3588 →
כָל־	khol-	every	H3605 →
אָח֙	'ach	brother	H251 →
עָק֣וֹב	a.Kov	certainly <to cheat>	H6117 →
יַעְקֹ֔ב	ya'.Ko	he cheats	H6117 →
וְכָל־	ve.khol	and every	H3605 →
רֵ֖עַ	Re.a'	neighbor	H7453 →
רָכִ֥יל	ra.Khil	a slanderer	H7400 →
יַהֲלֹֽךְ׃	ya.ha.Lokh	he goes about	H1980 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 10:18
The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
leads to
- Proverbs 26:24–26
  A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.
- Psalms 55:21
  His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.
- 2 Samuel 13:23–29
  Two years later, when Absalom’s sheepshearers were at Baal-hazor near Ephraim, he invited all the sons of the king.
- Psalms 15:3
  who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,
- 2 Samuel 3:27
  When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died on account of the…
Through
Jeremiah 6:28
All are hardened rebels, walking around as slanderers. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt.
leads to
- Jeremiah 5:23
  But these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts. They have turned aside and gone away.
- Jeremiah 18:18
  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…
- Ezekiel 22:18–22
  “Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me. All of them are copper, tin, iron, and lead inside the furnace; they are but the dross of silver.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Micah 7:5Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.Micah 7:5–6Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.Proverbs 26:24–25A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.Psalms 55:13But it is you, a man like myself, my companion and close friend.Psalms 12:2–3They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.Proverbs 10:18The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.Jeremiah 6:28All are hardened rebels, walking around as slanderers. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt.Leviticus 19:16You must not go about spreading slander among your people. You must not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the LORD.Proverbs 25:18Like a club or sword or sharp arrow is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.Psalms 15:3who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,Matthew 10:21Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.Proverbs 6:16There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:Genesis 32:28Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”Genesis 27:35–36But Isaac replied, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.”1 Peter 2:1–2Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.Jeremiah 12:6Even your brothers—your own father’s household—even they have betrayed you; even they have cried aloud against you. Do not trust them, though they speak well of you.Ezekiel 22:9Among you are slanderous men bent on bloodshed; within you are those who eat on the mountain shrines and commit acts of indecency.Proverbs 6:19a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.

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