Jeremiah 9:7-9

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‘Listen! I will test my people,
    like a man uses fire to make metal become pure.
I must punish them like this because they are so wicked.
    There is nothing else that I can do!
⁸ Their tongues are like arrows that have poison.
    They hurt people with their lies.
They speak kind words to their neighbours,
    but they are looking for a way to cheat them.
⁹ I must certainly punish them for what they have done.
    I will pay back this wicked nation for their sins.’