Jeremiah 9:5-7

Common English Bible

⁵ One cheats the other;
    no one tells the truth;
        they train themselves to lie;
        they wear themselves out by doing wrong.
⁶ You live in a world of deceit,
    and in their deceit
    they refuse to know me,^[a]
        declares the Lord.
⁷ Therefore, the Lord of heavenly forces proclaims:
I’m going to refine and test them,
    for what else can I do with my people?