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(6) “You inhabit a world of deceit;
deceitfully they refuse to know me,”

says Adonai.

(7) “Therefore,” says Adonai-Tzva’ot,
“I will refine them and test them.
What else can I do with the daughter of my people?
(8) Their tongues are sharpened arrows;
with their mouths they speak deceit —
they say nice words to their neighbors,
while inwardly plotting against them.

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Friend deceives friend,(A)
    and no one speaks the truth.(B)
They have taught their tongues to lie;(C)
    they weary themselves with sinning.
You[a] live in the midst of deception;(D)
    in their deceit they refuse to acknowledge me,”
declares the Lord.

Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty says:

“See, I will refine(E) and test(F) them,
    for what else can I do
    because of the sin of my people?

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 9:6 That is, Jeremiah (the Hebrew is singular)