Verse 8
Jeremiah 9:8
Bible in Basic English
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His tongue is an arrow causing death; the words of his mouth are deceit: he says words of peace to his neighbour, but in his heart he is waiting secretly for him.
Original Language Text
hebrew
הַ/עַל אֵ֥לֶּה לֹֽא אֶפְקָד בָּ֖/ם נְאֻם יְהוָ֑ה אִ֚ם בְּ/ג֣וֹי אֲשֶׁר כָּ/זֶ֔ה לֹ֥א תִתְנַקֵּ֖ם נַפְשִֽׁ/י
English Translation
On these I will not bring punishment, says Yahweh. If in a nation like this I will not take vengeance on my soul.
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Chapter 9 Context
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If only my head was a stream of waters and my eyes fountains of weeping, so that I might go on weepi...
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If only I had in the waste land a night's resting-place for travellers, so that I might go away, far...
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Their tongues are bent like a bow to send out false words: they have become strong in the land, but...
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Let everyone keep watch on his neighbour, and put no faith in any brother: for every brother will ce...
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Everyone will make sport of his neighbour with deceit, not saying what is true: their tongues have b...
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6
There is wrong on wrong, deceit on deceit; they have given up the knowledge of me, says the Lord.
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7
So the Lord of armies has said, See, I will make them soft in the fire and put them to the test; thi...
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8
His tongue is an arrow causing death; the words of his mouth are deceit: he says words of peace to h...
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Am I not to send punishment for these things? says the Lord: will not my soul take payment from such...
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10
Give yourselves to weeping, crying out in sorrow for the mountains; and for the fields of the waste...
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11
And I will make Jerusalem a mass of broken stones, the living-place of jackals; and I will make the...
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12
Who is the wise man able to see this? who is he to whom the word of the Lord has come, so that he ma...
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13
And the Lord said, Because they have given up my law which I put before them, giving no attention to...
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14
But they have been walking in the pride of their hearts, going after the Baals, as their fathers gav...
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15
So the Lord of armies, the God (Elohim) of Israel, has said, I will give them, even this people, bit...
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16
And I will send them wandering among the nations, among people strange to them and to their fathers:...
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17
This is what the Lord of armies has said: Take thought and send for the weeping women, so that they...
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18
Let them quickly make cries of sorrow for us, so that drops may be flowing from our eyes till they a...
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19
For a sound of weeping goes up from Zion, a cry, How has destruction come on us? we are overcome wit...
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20
But even now, give ear to the word of the Lord, O you women; let your ears be open to the word of hi...
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21
For death has come up into our windows, forcing its way into our great houses; cutting off the child...
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The bodies of men will be falling like waste on the open fields, and like grain dropped by the grain...
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This is the word of the Lord: Let not the wise man take pride in his wisdom, or the strong man in hi...
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24
But if any man has pride, let it be in this, that he has the wisdom to have knowledge of me, that I...
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See, the day is coming, says the Lord, when I will send punishment on all those who have circumcisio...
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