Jeremiah 9:3-5

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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.

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