Jeremiah 9:5-7
Tree of Life Version
5 “You dwell in the midst of deceit.
In deceit they refuse to know Me.”
It is a declaration of Adonai.
6 Therefore thus says Adonai-Tzva’ot:
“I am about to refine them and test them.
For what else can I do
for the daughter of My people?
7 Their tongue is a deadly arrow,
speaking deceit.
With his mouth
each says shalom to his neighbor,
while inwardly setting a trap for him.
Jeremiah 9:5-7
New International Version
5 Friend deceives friend,(A)
and no one speaks the truth.(B)
They have taught their tongues to lie;(C)
they weary themselves with sinning.
6 You[a] live in the midst of deception;(D)
in their deceit they refuse to acknowledge me,”
declares the Lord.
7 Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty says:
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 9:6 That is, Jeremiah (the Hebrew is singular)
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