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Jeremiah 9:5-7
GOD’S WORD Translation
Jeremiah 9:5-7
GOD’S WORD Translation
5 Everyone cheats his neighbor.
No one speaks the truth.
My people train their tongues to speak lies.
They wear themselves out doing wrong.
6 Oppression follows oppression.[a]
Deceit follows deceit.
They refuse to acknowledge me,” declares the Lord.
7 This is what the Lord of Armies says:
I will now refine them with fire and test them.
What else can I do for my dear people?
Footnotes
- 9:6 Greek; Masoretic Text “Your sitting is in the midst of deceit.”
Jeremiah 9:5-7
New International Version
Jeremiah 9:5-7
New International Version
5 Friend deceives friend,(A)
and no one speaks the truth.(B)
They have taught their tongues to lie;(C)
they weary themselves with sinning.
6 You[a] live in the midst of deception;(D)
in their deceit they refuse to acknowledge me,”
declares the Lord.
7 Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty says:
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 9:6 That is, Jeremiah (the Hebrew is singular)
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