Jeremiah 9:3-8

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

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

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

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

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“Behold, I will refine them and ^(L)assay them;
For ^(M)what else can I do, because of the daughter of My people?

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“Their ^(N)tongue is a deadly arrow;
It speaks deceit;
With his mouth one ^(O)speaks peace to his neighbor,
But inwardly he ^(P)sets an ambush for him.

Footnotes:

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

Cross references:

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

B. Jeremiah 9:3: Jeremiah 4:22

C. 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

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

E. Jeremiah 9:4: Jeremiah 12:6

F. Jeremiah 9:4: Genesis 27:35

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

H. Jeremiah 9:5: Micah 6:12

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

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

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

L. Jeremiah 9:7: Isaiah 1:25; Jeremiah 6:27; Malachi 3:3

M. Jeremiah 9:7: Hosea 11:8

N. Jeremiah 9:8: Jeremiah 9:3

O. Jeremiah 9:8: Psalm 28:3

P. Jeremiah 9:8: Jeremiah 5:26