The voices of the prominent people were hushed, And their tongues stuck to their palates.

You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the conspiracies of mankind; You keep them secretly in a shelter from the strife of tongues.

Confuse them, Lord, divide their tongues, For I have seen violence and strife in the city.

Who have sharpened their tongues like a sword. They aimed bitter speech as their arrows,

They sharpen their tongues like a snake; The venom of a viper is under their lips. Selah

“The poor and needy are seeking water, but there is none, And their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the Lord, will answer them Myself; As the God of Israel I will not abandon them.

“For I know their works and their thoughts; the time is coming to gather all the nations and tongues. And they shall come and see My glory.

“They bend their tongues like their bows; Lies and not truth prevail in the land; For they proceed from evil to evil, And they do not know Me,” declares the Lord.

Behold, I am against the prophets,” declares the Lord, “who use their tongues and declare, ‘The Lord declares!’