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Jeremiah 9:23 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: King James Version
" Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: "
Jeremiah 9:23
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For death is come up into our windows, and is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from without, and the young men from the streets.
Speak, Thus saith the LORD, Even the carcases of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman, and none shall gather
Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD.
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will punish all them which are circumcised with the uncircumcised;
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The main purpose of Christ’s teaching in this chapter is to wake us up and keep us alert. He calls us to use this world without abusing it, and to manage all our possessions and pleasures in such a way that they help us in the next world, not hurt us there. What we do with them now will make them either a blessing or a burden later.
If we use earthly goods well, especially by giving to works of faith and mercy, we will receive benefit from them in the world to come. Christ shows this in the parable of the unjust steward, a dishonest manager who handled his master’s goods so shrewdly that, after losing his job, he still had support to fall back on. The parable itself is in (Luke 16:1-8), the explanation and application in (Luke 16:9-13), and Christ’s rebuke of the Pharisees, who mocked his teaching, in (Luke 16:14-18).
But if we use worldly things only to feed our lusts, our luxury, and our appetite for pleasure, and if we ignore the poor, we will surely perish forever. Then the things of this world, which we misused, will only increase our misery and pain. Christ teaches this in the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, which also warns us to heed the written word and not expect direct messages from the other world (Luke 16:19-31).
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From This Chapter
Jeremiah 9:1
"Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!"
Jeremiah 9:2
"Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they be all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men."
Jeremiah 9:3
"And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD."
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."
Jeremiah 9:5
"And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity."
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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