Jeremiah 9:2-6

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^(a)^(A)Oh that I had in the desert
A wayfarers’ lodging place;
That I might leave my people
And go from them!
For all of them are ^(B)adulterers,
An assembly of ^(C)treacherous men.

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“They ^(D)bend their tongue like their bow;
Lies and not truth prevail in the land;
For they ^(E)proceed from evil to evil,
And they ^(F)do not know Me,” declares the Lord.

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“Let everyone ^(G)be on guard against his neighbor,
And ^(H)do not trust any brother;
Because every ^(I)brother deals ^(b)craftily,
And every neighbor ^(J)goes about as a slanderer.

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“Everyone ^(K)deceives his neighbor
And does not speak the truth,
They have taught their tongue to speak lies;
They ^(L)weary themselves committing iniquity.

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“Your ^(M)dwelling is in the midst of deceit;
Through deceit they ^(N)refuse to know Me,” declares the Lord.

Footnotes:

a. Jeremiah 9:2: ['Ch 9:1 in Heb']

b. Jeremiah 9:4: ['I.e. like Jacob (a play on words)']

Cross references:

A. Jeremiah 9:2: Psalm 55:6; Psalm 55:7; Psalm 120:5; Psalm 120:6

B. Jeremiah 9:2: Jeremiah 5:7; Jeremiah 5:8; Jeremiah 23:10; Hosea 4:2

C. Jeremiah 9:2: Jeremiah 5:11; Jeremiah 12:1; Jeremiah 12:6

D. Jeremiah 9:3: Psalm 64:3; Isaiah 59:4; Jeremiah 9:8

E. Jeremiah 9:3: Jeremiah 4:22

F. Jeremiah 9:3: Judges 2:10; 1 Samuel 2:12; Jeremiah 4:22; Jeremiah 5:4; Jeremiah 5:5; Hosea 4:1; 1 Corinthians 15:34

G. Jeremiah 9:4: Psalm 12:2; Proverbs 26:24; Proverbs 26:25; Jeremiah 9:8; Micah 7:5; Micah 7:6

H. Jeremiah 9:4: Jeremiah 12:6

I. Jeremiah 9:4: Genesis 27:35

J. Jeremiah 9:4: Psalm 15:3; Proverbs 10:18; Jeremiah 6:28

K. Jeremiah 9:5: Micah 6:12

L. Jeremiah 9:5: Jeremiah 12:13; Jeremiah 51:58; Jeremiah 51:64

M. Jeremiah 9:6: Psalm 120:5; Psalm 120:6; Jeremiah 5:27; Jeremiah 8:5

N. Jeremiah 9:6: Job 21:14; Job 21:15; Proverbs 1:24; Jeremiah 11:10; Jeremiah 13:10; John 3:19; John 3:20