Verse 3
Jeremiah 9:3
Darby Translation
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And they bend their tongue, their bow of falsehood, and not for fidelity are they valiant in the land; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith Jehovah.
Original Language Text
hebrew
אִ֤ישׁ מֵ/רֵעֵ֨/הוּ֙ הִשָּׁמֵ֔רוּ וְ/עַל כָּל אָ֖ח אַל תִּבְטָ֑חוּ כִּ֤י כָל אָח֙ עָק֣וֹב יַעְקֹ֔ב וְ/כָל רֵ֖עַ רָכִ֥יל יַהֲלֹֽךְ
English Translation
A man should guard against his friend, and on all a brother do not trust, for every brother is deceitful, and every friend goes about as a slanderer.
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Chapter 9 Context
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Oh that my head were waters, and mine eye a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for t...
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Oh that I had in the wilderness a traveller's lodging-place, that I might leave my people, and go aw...
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3
And they bend their tongue, their bow of falsehood, and not for fidelity are they valiant in the lan...
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Take ye heed every one of his friend, and confide not in any brother; for every brother only supplan...
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5
And they act deceitfully every one with his neighbour, and speak not the truth: they teach their ton...
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6
Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith Jehovah.
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7
Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how else could I...
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8
Their tongue is a murderous arrow; it speaketh deceit. [A man] speaketh peaceably to his neighbour w...
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9
Shall I not visit them for these [things]? saith Jehovah; shall not my soul be avenged on such a nat...
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10
For the mountains will I take up weeping and wailing, and for the pastures of the wilderness, a lame...
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11
And I will make Jerusalem heaps, a dwelling-place of jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a...
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12
Who is a wise man, that he may understand this? and he to whom the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken, tha...
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13
And Jehovah saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not hearkened...
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14
but have walked after the stubbornness of their own heart, and after the Baals, as their fathers tau...
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15
therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God (Elohim) of Israel, Behold, I will feed this people w...
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16
and will scatter them among the nations, whom neither they nor their fathers have known; and I will...
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17
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Consider, and call for the mourning women, that they may come, and send...
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18
and let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and ou...
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19
For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, How are we spoiled, sorely put to shame! For we have fo...
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20
Hear then the word of Jehovah, ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth, and teach y...
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21
For death is come up through our windows, is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from...
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22
Speak, Thus saith Jehovah: Yea, the carcases of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as t...
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Thus saith Jehovah: Let not the wise glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty glory in his might;...
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but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I [am] Jehovah,...
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25
Behold, days are coming, saith Jehovah, when I will visit all [them that are] circumcised with the u...
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Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that have the corners [of t...
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