Jeremiah 9:8-10
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
8 Their tongue is a deadly arrow;
it speaks deceit through the mouth.
They all speak friendly words to their neighbors
but inwardly are planning to lay an ambush.(A)
9 Shall I not punish them for these things? says the Lord,
and shall I not bring retribution
on a nation such as this?(B)
10 Take up[a] weeping and wailing for the mountains
and a lamentation for the pastures of the wilderness,
because they are laid waste so that no one passes through,
and the lowing of cattle is not heard;
both the birds of the air and the animals
have fled and are gone.(C)
Footnotes
- 9.10 Gk Syr: Heb I will take up
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