Jeremiah 9:3-9
Legacy Standard Bible
3 “They (A)bend their tongue like their bow;
Lies and unfaithfulness prevail in the land,
For they (B)go onward from evil to evil,
And they (C)do not know Me,” declares Yahweh.
4 “Let everyone (D)beware of his neighbor,
And (E)do not trust any brother,
Because every (F)brother [a]surely supplants,
And every neighbor (G)goes about as a slanderer.
5 Everyone (H)deceives his neighbor
And does not speak the truth;
They have taught their tongue to speak lies;
They (I)weary themselves committing iniquity.
6 Your (J)habitation is in the midst of deceit;
Through deceit they (K)refuse to know Me,” declares Yahweh.
7 Therefore thus says Yahweh of hosts,
“Behold, I will refine them and (L)test them;
For (M)what else can I do, because of the daughter of My people?
8 Their (N)tongue is a slaughtering arrow;
It speaks deceit;
With his mouth one (O)speaks peace to his neighbor,
But inwardly he (P)sets an ambush for him.
9 (Q)Shall I not punish them for these things?” declares Yahweh.
“On a nation such as this
Shall I not avenge Myself?
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 9:4 Heb sounds like Jacob (a play on words)
Jeremiah 9:3-9
New International Version
3 “They make ready their tongue
like a bow, to shoot lies;(A)
it is not by truth
that they triumph[a] in the land.
They go from one sin to another;
they do not acknowledge(B) me,”
declares the Lord.
4 “Beware of your friends;(C)
do not trust anyone in your clan.(D)
For every one of them is a deceiver,[b](E)
and every friend a slanderer.(F)
5 Friend deceives friend,(G)
and no one speaks the truth.(H)
They have taught their tongues to lie;(I)
they weary themselves with sinning.
6 You[c] live in the midst of deception;(J)
in their deceit they refuse to acknowledge me,”
declares the Lord.
7 Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty says:
“See, I will refine(K) and test(L) them,
for what else can I do
because of the sin of my people?
8 Their tongue(M) is a deadly arrow;
it speaks deceitfully.
With their mouths they all speak cordially to their neighbors,(N)
but in their hearts they set traps(O) for them.(P)
9 Should I not punish them for this?”
declares the Lord.
“Should I not avenge(Q) myself
on such a nation as this?”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 9:3 Or lies; / they are not valiant for truth
- Jeremiah 9:4 Or a deceiving Jacob
- Jeremiah 9:6 That is, Jeremiah (the Hebrew is singular)
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