Jeremiah 9:4
"Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders."

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

Take ye heed everyone of his neighbour,.... Take care of being imposed upon by them, since they are so given to lying and deceit; be not too credulous, or too easily believe what is said; or keep yourselves from them; have no company or conversation with them, since evil communications corrupt good manners: and trust

ye not in any brother; whether by blood or by marriage, or by religion, believe not his words; trust him not, neither with your money, nor with your mind; commit not your secrets to him, place no confidence in him; a people must be very corrupt indeed when this is the case: or, "trust ye not in every brother" (r); some may be trusted, but not all though the following clause seems to contradict this, for every brother will utterly supplant; or, in supplanting supplant (s); play the Jacob, do as he did by his brother, who supplanted him twice; first got the birthright from him, and then the blessing; which was presignified by taking his brother by the heel in the womb, from whence he had his name; and the same word is here used, which signifies a secret, clandestine, and insidious way of circumventing another; and every neighbour will walk with slanders; go about spreading lies and calumnies, as worshippers, backbiters, and tale bearers do. The word is used for a "merchant"; and because such persons went from place to place with their goods, and made use often times of fraudulent practices to deceive people, it is applied to one that is guilty of slander and calumny; Sol 3:8 . (r) "et omni fratri ne fidatis", Paganinus. (s) "supplantanto supplantat", Schmidt.

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (12 words)

H0376 אִישׁ
Definition:

23+; constructGenesis 25:27+; suffixאִישִׁיGenesis 29:32+, etc.; pluralאִישִׁיםPsalm 141:42t. (Phoenicianאשם); usuallyאֲנָשִׁיםGenesis 12:20+, from √אנשׁq. v.; constructאַנְשֵׁיJudges 6:27+; suffixאֲנ 23+; constructGenesis 25:27+; suffixאִישִׁיGenesis 29:32+, etc.; pluralאִישִׁיםPsalm 141:42t. (Phoenicianאשם); usuallyאֲנָשִׁיםGenesis 12:20+, from √אנשׁq. v.; constructאַנְשֵׁיJudges 6:27+; suffixאֲנ

Possible Meanings:
  • man (semantic_range)
H7453 רֵעַ
Definition:

17friend, companion, fellow; —׳רabsolute2 Samuel 13:3+, construct1 Chronicles 27:33; suffixרֵעִיJob 31:9+,רֵעְַךָDeuteronomy 5:17+,רֵעֶ֑ךָExodus 2:13+, alsoרֵעֶיךָ2 Samuel 12:11(singular; Ges§ 93ss),ר 17friend, companion, fellow; —׳רabsolute2 Samuel 13:3+, construct1 Chronicles 27:33; suffixרֵעִיJob 31:9+,רֵעְַךָDeuteronomy 5:17+,רֵעֶ֑ךָExodus 2:13+, alsoרֵעֶיךָ2 Samuel 12:11(singular; Ges§ 93ss),ר

Possible Meanings:
  • evil (semantic_range)
  • distress (semantic_range)
  • misery (semantic_range)
  • injury (semantic_range)
  • calamity (semantic_range)
H2048 הָתַל
Definition:

27(secondary formation fromתללHiph`il, q. v.; compare Thes Ol§ 257 f.near the end Sta§ 145 e; otherwise Köi. 352; see further belowתלל).II. [תָּלַל]verb Hiph`ilmock, deceive, trifle with(perhaps akin 27(secondary formation fromתללHiph`il, q. v.; compare Thes Ol§ 257 f.near the end Sta§ 145 e; otherwise Köi. 352; see further belowתלל).II. [תָּלַל]verb Hiph`ilmock, deceive, trifle with(perhaps akin

H0571 אֶמֶת
Definition:

48106t.; suffixאֲמִתּוֺ,אֲמִתְּךָPsalm 91:418t.1reliability, sureness:דֶּרֶח אֱמֶתsure wayGenesis 24:48(J);שׂכראמתsure rewardProverbs 11:18;אות אמתsure tokenJoshua 2:12(J);זֶרַע אמתJeremiah 2:21.2stab 48106t.; suffixאֲמִתּוֺ,אֲמִתְּךָPsalm 91:418t.1reliability, sureness:דֶּרֶח אֱמֶתsure wayGenesis 24:48(J);שׂכראמתsure rewardProverbs 11:18;אות אמתsure tokenJoshua 2:12(J);זֶרַע אמתJeremiah 2:21.2stab

Possible Meanings:
  • firmness (semantic_range)
  • faithfulness (semantic_range)
  • stability (semantic_range)
H3808 לֹא
Definition:

11) {lo}; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. Negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles (as follows) -- X before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, 11) {lo}; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. Negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles (as follows) -- X before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay,

H1696 דָבַר
Definition:

— (1) Arabicdepart, perish, IV.retreat, figurativeretrograde, decline;passing away, death; Assyriandabâru, Pi`eldrive away, BezOrient. Diplom, Vocab.,Dibbara, pest-god, Hpt. in KAT2. 500,דֶּבֶרpestile — (1) Arabicdepart, perish, IV.retreat, figurativeretrograde, decline;passing away, death; Assyriandabâru, Pi`eldrive away, BezOrient. Diplom, Vocab.,Dibbara, pest-god, Hpt. in KAT2. 500,דֶּבֶרpestile

Possible Meanings:
  • speaking (semantic_range)
H3925 לָמַד
Definition:

(un-) accustomed, X diligently, expert, instruct, learn, skilful, teach(-er, - ing).NAS Exhaustive ConcordanceWord Origina prim. rootDefinitionto exercise in, learnNASB Translationaccept (1), expert ( (un-) accustomed, X diligently, expert, instruct, learn, skilful, teach(-er, - ing).NAS Exhaustive ConcordanceWord Origina prim. rootDefinitionto exercise in, learnNASB Translationaccept (1), expert (

Possible Meanings:
  • taught (semantic_range)
  • taught (semantic_range)
  • accustomed to (semantic_range)
H3956 לָשׁוֹן
Definition:

21and (more often)feminineIsaiah 28:11tongue(Late Hebrewid.; also Assyrianlišânu; Arabic; Ethiopic; Aramaicלִשָּׁן,לִישָּׁן,(allli-); ZinjirliלשןDHMSendsch. 59); — absolute׳לExodus 4:10+;הַלָּשֹׁןJosh 21and (more often)feminineIsaiah 28:11tongue(Late Hebrewid.; also Assyrianlišânu; Arabic; Ethiopic; Aramaicלִשָּׁן,לִישָּׁן,(allli-); ZinjirliלשןDHMSendsch. 59); — absolute׳לExodus 4:10+;הַלָּשֹׁןJosh

Possible Meanings:
  • language (semantic_range)
H1696 דָבַר
Definition:

— (1) Arabicdepart, perish, IV.retreat, figurativeretrograde, decline;passing away, death; Assyriandabâru, Pi`eldrive away, BezOrient. Diplom, Vocab.,Dibbara, pest-god, Hpt. in KAT2. 500,דֶּבֶרpestile — (1) Arabicdepart, perish, IV.retreat, figurativeretrograde, decline;passing away, death; Assyriandabâru, Pi`eldrive away, BezOrient. Diplom, Vocab.,Dibbara, pest-god, Hpt. in KAT2. 500,דֶּבֶרpestile

Possible Meanings:
  • speaking (semantic_range)
H8267 שֶׁקֶר
Definition:

764t.;שָׁ֑קֶרExodus 5:942t.; pluralשְׁקָרִיםPsalm 101:73t.; suffixשִׁקְרֵיהֶםJeremiah 23:22; —1deception, what deceives, disappoints, and betrays one : a molten imageJeremiah 10:14=Jeremiah 51:17; gif 764t.;שָׁ֑קֶרExodus 5:942t.; pluralשְׁקָרִיםPsalm 101:73t.; suffixשִׁקְרֵיהֶםJeremiah 23:22; —1deception, what deceives, disappoints, and betrays one : a molten imageJeremiah 10:14=Jeremiah 51:17; gif

Possible Meanings:
  • do (semantic_range)
  • deal falsely (semantic_range)
  • thou wilt not do falsely (semantic_range)
  • deal falsely (semantic_range)
H5753 עָוָה
Definition:

A primitive root; to crook, literally or figuratively (as follows) -- do amiss, bow down, make crooked, commit iniquity, pervert, (do) perverse(-ly), trouble, X turn, do wickedly, do wrong.Brown-Drive A primitive root; to crook, literally or figuratively (as follows) -- do amiss, bow down, make crooked, commit iniquity, pervert, (do) perverse(-ly), trouble, X turn, do wickedly, do wrong.Brown-Drive

Possible Meanings:
  • she hath done wrong (semantic_range)
H3811 לָאָה
Definition:

2;וַתֵּ֑לֶאJob 4:5; 3pluralוַיִּלְאוּGenesis 19:11; —be weary(in vain endeavour) followed by InfinitiveGenesis 19:11;be weary, impatientat attempted consolation absoluteJob 4:2; at calamity absoluteJo 2;וַתֵּ֑לֶאJob 4:5; 3pluralוַיִּלְאוּGenesis 19:11; —be weary(in vain endeavour) followed by InfinitiveGenesis 19:11;be weary, impatientat attempted consolation absoluteJob 4:2; at calamity absoluteJo

Possible Meanings:
  • Leah (semantic_range)

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