Jeremiah 9:5–6
5 Everyone will hdeceive his neighbor,
And will not speak the truth;
They have taught their tongue to speak lies;
They weary themselves to commit iniquity.
6 Your dwelling place is in the midst of deceit;
Through deceit they refuse to know Me,” says the Lord.
Jeremiah 9:5–6 — The New International Version (NIV)
5 Friend deceives friend,
and no one speaks the truth.
They have taught their tongues to lie;
they weary themselves with sinning.
6 You live in the midst of deception;
in their deceit they refuse to acknowledge me,”
declares the Lord.
Jeremiah 9:5–6 — English Standard Version (ESV)
5 Everyone deceives his neighbor,
and no one speaks the truth;
they have taught their tongue to speak lies;
they weary themselves committing iniquity.
6 Heaping oppression upon oppression, and deceit upon deceit,
they refuse to know me, declares the Lord.
Jeremiah 9:5–6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
5 And they will deceive every one his neighbour,
And will not speak the truth:
They have taught their tongue to speak lies,
And weary themselves to commit iniquity.
6 Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit;
Through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the Lord.
Jeremiah 9:5–6 — New Living Translation (NLT)
5 They all fool and defraud each other;
no one tells the truth.
With practiced tongues they tell lies;
they wear themselves out with all their sinning.
6 They pile lie upon lie
and utterly refuse to acknowledge me,”
says the Lord.
Jeremiah 9:5–6 — New Century Version (NCV)
5 Everyone lies to his friend,
and no one speaks the truth.
The people of Judah have taught their tongues to lie.
They have become tired from sinning.
6 Jeremiah, you live in the middle of lies.
With their lies the people refuse to know me,” says the Lord.
Jeremiah 9:5–6 — American Standard Version (ASV)
5 And they will deceive every one his neighbor, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies; they weary themselves to commit iniquity. 6 Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith Jehovah.
Jeremiah 9:5–6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
5 And they act deceitfully every one with his neighbour, and speak not the truth: they teach their tongue to speak falsehood, they weary themselves with perverse dealing. 6 Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith Jehovah.
Jeremiah 9:5–6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
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.
Deceit follows deceit.
They refuse to acknowledge me,” declares the Lord.
Jeremiah 9:5–6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
5 Each one betrays his friend;
no one tells the truth.
They have taught their tongues to speak lies;
they wear themselves out doing wrong.
6 You live in a world of deception.
In their deception they refuse to know Me.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Jeremiah 9:5–6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
5 They all deceive their neighbors,
and no one speaks the truth;
they have taught their tongues to speak lies;
they commit iniquity and are too weary to repent.
6 Oppression upon oppression, deceit upon deceit!
They refuse to know me, says the Lord.
Jeremiah 9:5–6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
5 And everyone deceives his neighbor,
and they do not speak the truth,
they have taught their tongues to speak lies,
they are tired from going astray.
6 Your dwelling is in the midst of deceit,
upon deceit they refuse to know me,” declares Yahweh.
Jeremiah 9:5–6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
5 One friend cheats another.
No one tells the truth.
They have taught their tongues how to lie.
They wear themselves out sinning.
6 Jeremiah, you live among people who tell lies.
When they lie, they refuse to pay any attention to me,”
announces the Lord.
Jeremiah 9:5–6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
5 “Everyone deceives his neighbor
And does not speak the truth,
They have taught their tongue to speak lies;
They weary themselves committing iniquity.
6 “Your dwelling is in the midst of deceit;
Through deceit they refuse to know Me,” declares the Lord.