Jeremiah 9:5
3 “They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.
4 “Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily, and every friend spreads slander.
Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity.
6 You dwell in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to know Me,” declares the LORD.
7 Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold, I will refine them and test them, for what else can I do because of the daughter of My people?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity.
- KJV
- And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.
- WEB
- Friends deceive each other, and will not speak the truth. They have taught their tongue to speak lies. They weary themselves committing iniquity.
- ASV
- And they will deceive every one his neighbor, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies; they weary themselves to commit iniquity.
- DARBY
- And they act deceitfully every one with his neighbour, and speak not the truth: they teach their tongue to speak falsehood, they weary themselves with perverse dealing.
- BLB
- And each man will deceive his neighbor, and they will not speak the truth; they have taught their tongue to speak deception, and they weary themselves to commit iniquity.
- ÅB
- Og de bruker svik, hver mot sin venn, og sannhet taler de ikke; de har lært opp sin tunge til å tale løgn, de har trettet seg ut med å gjøre urett.
- OTB
- Venn bedrar venn, og ingen taler sannhet. De har lært sine tunger å tale løgn; de sliter seg ut med ondskap.
- B1930
- Og de bruker svik, hver mot sin venn, og sannhet taler de ikke; de har lært op sin tunge til å tale løgn, de har trettet sig ut med å gjøre urett.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Habakkuk 2:13
Is it not indeed from the LORD of Hosts that the labor of the people only feeds the fire, and the nations weary themselves in vain?
Read in contextIsaiah 57:10
You are wearied by your many journeys, but you did not say, “There is no hope!” You found renewal of your strength; therefore you did not grow weak.
Read in contextMicah 6:12
For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; their tongues are deceitful in their mouths.
Read in contextJob 15:5
For your iniquity instructs your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.
Read in contextIsaiah 59:13–15
rebelling and denying the LORD, turning away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lies from the heart.
Read in contextProverbs 4:16
For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.
Read in contextJeremiah 9:3
“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.
Read in contextIsaiah 5:18
Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of deceit and pull sin along with cart ropes,
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