King James Version

Jeremiah 9:6

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Jeremiah 9:5.

שִׁבְתְּךָ֖shivtekhadwellיָשַׁבverb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “dwell”, the to-form of the verbH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…בְּת֣וֹךְbetokhein amongתָּוֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in among”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8432a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centreamong(-st), [idiom] between, half, [idiom] (there-, where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), [idiom] out (of), [idiom] through, [idiom] with(-in).מִרְמָ֑הmirmahcraftמִרְמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “craft”, the ordinary formH4820fraudcraft, deceit(-ful, -fully), false, feigned, guile, subtilly, treachery.בְּמִרְמָ֛הbemirmahin craftמִרְמָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in craft”, the ordinary formH4820fraudcraft, deceit(-ful, -fully), false, feigned, guile, subtilly, treachery.מֵאֲנ֥וּmeanvrefuseמָאֵןverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “refuse”, a completed actionH3985to refuserefuse, [idiom] utterly.דַֽעַתdaatknowיָדַעverb, qal, infinitive construct — “know”, the to-form of the verbH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…אוֹתִ֖יotiobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).נְאֻםneumsaidנְאֻםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “said”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5002an oracle(hath) said, saith.יְהוָֽהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(9-5) Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know Me, saith the LORD.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit: Through deceit they have refused to know me, saith the Lord.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(9-5) Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know Me, saith the LORD.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

There is usury upon usury, and deceit upon deceit: they would not know me, saith the Lord.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τόκος ἐπὶ τόκῳ, καὶ δόλος ἐπὶ δόλῳ· οὐκ ἤθελον εἰδέναι με, φησὶ Κύριος.