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Jeremiah

Chapter 9
{Verses 1-9: Reality of National Disintegration}
1~~{Title for Chapter - Causes for Sorrow/Weeping}
Would that my head were dissolved into water
 {idiom: literally 'Who might give my head waters' -
  meaning running out of liquid to weep - the tragedy is so great
  that if my head were turned to water there still would
  not be enough it cover the need for tears},
and my eyes a fountain of tears {deals with the 'reason for sorrow}. {The reality of Sorrow}
That I might keep on mourning
  {bakah - may include weeping but is continuous mourning here}
day and night
  {this is when Jeremiah taught - so mourning is his attitude -
  we know from other verses, that teaching was his action - he
  taught day and night for years}
for the polluted/slain {chalal}
of the daughter of my people!

{Note: One reason Jeremiah wants to cry so much is all the Jewish men will be corpses on the battlefield. Chalal does mean to be slain, but the main meanings is to be polluted. So this is a picture of the reversionists and unbelievers dieing in battle under the 5th cycle of discipline.}

{Jeremiah's Desire to Run Away and Why}
2~~Who would give me in the desert
a motel/'lodging place of those who travel'?
  {Jeremiah would like to be in a hotel away from these apostate
  people in a nice quiet and beautiful desert resort - 'palm springs'}
For the purpose that I might keep on forsaking {'azab} my people
  {occupational hazard for a doctrinal teacher knowing what is going
  to happen},
and keep on going away {yalak} from them!
For they are all adulterers
  {operation phallic cult - fornication in idolatry},
a 'solemn {religious} assembly' {`atsarah}
of constantly 'treacherous and unfaithful' {bagad} men.

{Note: In about 22 years from now, Nebuchadnezzar gives Jeremiah peaceful retirement in the very circumstances that Jeremiah mentions above - but then it is an honorable retirement for Jeremiah - to run now would be dishonorable!}

3~~"They wag/bend their tongues {darak} . . .
{like} their bows . . . for lying
  {the arrows are analogous with the lies}.
And, they are not strong/heroes . . .
for the Truth/doctrine {'emuwnah}
  {the ones who Walk in Doctrine - are the heroes of the land}
upon the land . . .
for they go/hop from evil to evil {walk in reversion}.
"They do NOT know Me {failure of GAP},"
a declaration/decree {n@'um} from the Jehovah/God.

{Order to have Sanctified Cynicism}
4~~Be on your guard/'be alert'
  {shamar - Niphal stem- is usually the passive stem. But when
  emphasized becomes reflexive stem. So this means do 'not be
  shocked' - based on doctrine in your soul -
  Sanctified cynicism. Stay Relaxed in all circumstances.}
with regard to your neighbor,
and keep on not trusting in a brother
  {every person has an old sin nature - so 'cursed is the man who
  trusts in man'}.
For every brother 'defrauding . . . he will defraud'/
'cheating . . . he will cheat'/
'deceiving . . . he will deceive'
  { `aqab `aqab - very strong - and interestingly is also the word
  from which Abraham got his name - he was 'a chiseler'. God uses
  the lowly!}.
And every neighbor will walk around with slandering {rakiyl}
  {means he will cheat you then lie about you to others!}.

{Note: Students of the Word become quite discerning about their own historical events. This allows one to be a little cynical in their viewpoint. If your 'Christian friend' cheats you and then slanders you to everyone around you, you should be prepared for this and NOT be shocked. They have an old sin nature like everyone else. The bible says to be prepared and ready in ALL circumstances.}

{Believers in Reversion will Do this - So Don't be Shocked}
5~~And they will cause to deceive
every one his neighbor,
and will not 'speak categorically' {dabar} the truth.
They have 'trained by strong discipline' {lamad} their tongue
to categorically speak {dabar} lies {sheqer}
  {they habitually lie so much it becomes hard for them to tell the
  truth},
and bore { la'ah} themselves
to pervert their ways {`avah - out of boredom pervert their actions}.

6~~Your habitation/'dwell in a place of blessing' { yashab}
  {means they have doctrine available through Jeremiah so the place
  is a place of blessing - but there are ignoring him.}
is in the middle of deceit {in reversionism they ignore the Word}.
In deceit {reversionism},
they 'strongly refuse'
  {ma'en - strong delusion from scar tissue of the soul}
to 'know and love'
  {yada` - rejection here of daily intake of doctrine} Me,
decreed {n@'um} the Jehovah/God.

7~~Therefore thus said the Jehovah/God of the armies/hosts,
"Behold, I will 'refine by fire' {tsaraph} them
  {when laws of establishment are rejected, they must go through
  the 'fire' for refining -
  perfect example of Romans 8:28 - nation is purified by going
  through national disaster. This is one way God burns away 'the
  impurities' in society - those causing national degeneration.},
and test them
  {bachan - God protects a population from destroying itself}.
For how shall I perform/manufacture
  {`asah - manufacture out of disaster a solid society}
in regard to the daughter of My people?"

{Note: God is saying Israel is His Right People, but Israel must be purified by going through the fire of national disaster testing because of their degeneracy in reversionism.}

{Manifestation of their Degeneration in Reversionism}
8~~A murdering arrow . . . {is} their tongue.
It communicates categorically {dabar} 'deceit'
  {mirmah - technical for emotional revolt of the soul - sins of the
  tongue in view. Illustration follows.}
With his mouth, one communicates categorically {dabar} friendship
to his neighbor,
but in his entrails/emotions {qereb}
he makes a plot to ambush {'oreb}
 {hypocrite - Two-faced - here is mental attitude sinning with the
  tongue speaking pretty}.

9~~ "Shall I not 'visit for the purpose of judgment' {paqad}
upon them?" decrees {n@'um - it is a divine law} the Jehovah/God.
"Or on such a 'gentile nation' {gowy} such as this
Shall not My Soul {nephesh}
'avenge Itself'/'take punitive measures'?"

{Verses 10-16: Reality of National Disintegration}
{Economic Disaster}
10~~For the mountains {center of the industry of Jerusalem}
I will lift up a wailings/'funeral noises' {B@kiy}
and elogy/'funeral song with words'
  {n@hiy - total economic disaster},
and for the pastures of the open fields a lamentation {qiynah},
Because they are being destroyed {yatsath},
so that no one can pass through them
  {no hotels, no food, travelers can not survive here}.
nor hear/'listen, concentrate and obey' {shama`}
the voice of the flock.
Both the birds of the heavens
and the cattle are gone {destruction of their agriculture industries}.

{Destruction of Cities Follows Destruction of Its Industry}
11~~"And I will give {nathan} to Jerusalem
to 'a heap of stones'/rubble,
and a lair of jackals.
And I will give {nathan} to the cities of Judah
a 'heap of ruins'/'mound of desolation',
without anyone 'living there in blessing' {yashab}.

{Necessity for Communication of Doctrine at the Point of Disaster}
12-14~~Who is the man of wisdom {chakam}
  {technical for 'doctrine in the right lobe' - usable - ready for
  application} . . .
for the purpose that
he may keep on
teaching/'perceive, discern, and teach doctrine' {biyn} this?
Unto him,
the mouth of the Jehovah/God has spoken categorically {dabar},
that he may be caused to publicly communicate it {nagad}.
For what reason is the land destroyed?
  {'abad - 5th cycle of discipline}
And is burned up like a desert?
So that no one passes through? 13~~
And the Jehovah/God said {'amar},
"Because they
  {those taught doctrine in the past and in reversionism}
have disserted My law {towrah}
  {negative volition to doctrine in emotional revolt and reversionism}
which I {God} have given {nathan} them
to their faces {face to face teaching by Jeremiah},
and have not 'listened, concentrated, and obeyed' {shama'}
My voice, neither 'walked in stability' {halak} in it
  {the towrah - according to doctrine}. 14~~
But, in contrast, have 'walked from place to place' {yalak}
after the hardnesses/obstinacy
  {sh@riyruwth - scar tissue of the soul}
of their own hearts/'right lobes' {leb},
and after Baalim
  {represents the phallic cult - Canaanites originated this -
  represents application of false doctrine to experience see Leviticus
  18 and 20},
which their fathers taught {lamad} them
  {by introducing them to the practice of idolatry, fornication and
  human sacrifice}.

{See also Revelation 8:10-11 for Tie-in with 'Wormwood'}
15~~Therefore thus said {'amar}
the Jehovah/God of the armies/hosts,
the Elohiym/Godhead of Israel,
"Behold, I will cause to feed this people {Jews in reversionism}
wormwood {la`anah - a poisonous bitter plant in Palestine -
  represents judgement - administration of discipline by God -
  used for the bitterness of catastrophe},
and cause them to drink
  {shaqah - drink alcoholic beverage or take drugs}."
'tears of opium'
  {ro'sh - literally 'water of poison' - refers to taking drugs or large
  amount of alcohol trying to compensate for their frustration}'.

{Result of Verse 15}
16~~" I will scatter/disperse them
  {Jews in reversionism going out under 5th cycle of discipline}
among the heathen {wormwood in action},
whom neither they nor their fathers have known
  {near fulfillment: Chaldeans in 586 BC; far fulfillment: Romans in 70
  AD}.
And I will send the sword after them {military defeat},
until I have utterly annulated {kalah - Piel intensive stem} them.

{Note: The 5th cycle of discipline always begins with military defeat! Always!}

{Verses 17-26: Reversion and National Disintegration}
17~~Thus said {'amar} the Jehovah/God of the armies/hosts
  {reminder of the role of military in society - neglect it and society
  suffers},
Think about this yourself {biyn - Hithpoel reflexive stem},
and assemble/'gather together' the lamenting women
  {quwn - Piel stem - genuine deepest mourning},
that they may come {and learn - see verses following}.
And send urgently for {shalach - Qal imperative}
cunning/wise women {chakam - building ECS's in the soul - bible
  doctrine in the soul},
that they may come {to teach}.

{Jeremiah's Shock Treatment to Waken the Women in Reversionism}
18~~And let them hasten {mahar - Piel causative stem},
and lift up a wailing/'funeral song' {n@hiy} for us
  {the men they love who will die soon},
for the purpose that our {the women in reversionism in view here}
eyes may flow with tears,
and our eyelids may be wet with teardrops.

19~~For a voice of wailing/'lamentation' {n@hiy}
is heard out of Zion,
  {shama` - Niphal stem - doctrine taught will be replaced with the
  hearing of funeral wailing}
How are we being 'violently assaulted'/'raped and tortured'
  {shadad - Pual passive stem}!
We are extremely ashamed {in our souls} {buwsh},
because we have forsaken the land {Judea},
because our dwellings have been destroyed.

{ONLY Answer to a National Catastrophe - Take in Doctrine
  Sing the Death Song as a Warning to Others}
20~~Therefore, hear, listen, and obey
  {shama` - Qal imperative - instead of lamentation - hear
  doctrine!}
the word/doctrine {dabar} of Jehovah/God,
O you women,
seize and possess { laqach - Qal imperfect} with your ears,
the word/doctrine { dabar}
of his {Jeremiah and other teachers} mouth,
and train your daughters in elegy/'lamentation for the dead' {n@hiy},
and each one her neighbor . . . a death song {qiynah}.

21~~ For painful violent death {maveth - by torture and rape}
is coming up through our windows
  {ladies are on 2nd or 3rd floor and soldiers are climbing up through
  the windows},
and He has broken into our palaces/'secure homes',
and {death} caused to cut off the children from without,
and the young men from the streets
  {where they congregated for social life - also gone is social life}.

{Note: This is a picture of Chaldean soldiers breaking into the homes to rape and kill the Jews who did not have a strong military to protect them. After the Mizpah remnant is gone and the youth are on their death march, as 'payment' to the soldiers they are turned loose on Jerusalem to rape, kill and steal. The civilians are helpless - why? No military left to protect them!}

22~~"Speak categorically {dabar - Piel imperative}",
thus said the Jehovah/God,
"For the corpses of men shall fall
like dung/excrement on the open fields,
and as a sheave behind the reaper which no one gathers . . .
  {dead military are left lying in the field with no one to bury them
  honorably}."

{Note: The reaper cuts the crops and others follow and gather the harvest. Here is a picture of the honorable, yet untrained soldiers who will fight and die . . . but now there is no one to bury them. Their families are being raped and murdered instead.}

23~~Thus said {'amar} the Jehovah/God,
"Let not the wise man { chakam - man with doctrine in right lobe}
boast in his wisdom {doctrine in the human spirit}.
Neither let the mighty man {hero in many areas}
glory in his success.
Let not the rich man glory in his riches."

{Note: Three cases of Pride attacking the edification complex in the soul. Pride leads to reversionism.}

24^^ "But, in contrast, let him that glories . . . glory in this,
that he be caused to understand {sakal - Hiphil causative stem}
and to 'know and love'
  {yada` - rejection here of daily intake of doctrine} Me . . .
that I . . . {am} Jehovah/God
the one who manufactures {'asah - out of doctrine in the soul}
'grace in action'/lovingkindness {checed},
'proper judgment' {mishpat},
and 'grace vindication {of the righteous}' {ts@daqah},
in the earth.
For in these things I delight," said Jehovah/God.

[Note: See I Corinthians 1:31 where it appears Paul quotes the first part of this verse.]

25^^"Behold, the days come", said Jehovah/God,
"that I will punish all them who are circumcised {Jews}
with the uncircumcised
  {gentile nations - Chaldeans and Romans in near and far view}."

26^^Egypt, and Judah, and Edom,
and the children of Ammon, and Moab,
and all that are in the utmost corners,
who 'dwell in blessing/prosperity' {yashab} in the desert.
For all these nations are uncircumcised.
And all the house of Israel . . . {are} uncircumcised in the heart.