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Jeremiah 9:5–6

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5Each one betrays his friend;t

no one tells the truth.

They have taught their tongues to speak lies;

they wear themselves out doing wrong.

6You live in a world of deception.Bu

In their deception they refuse to know me.v

This is the Lord’s declaration.

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Footnotes

  1. B reads Oppression on oppression, deceit on deceit

Cross references

  1. tGn 31:7
  2. uGn 27:35–36; 34:13
  3. vRm 1:17

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Everyone deceives his neighbor,

and no one speaks the truth;

they have taught their tongue to speak lies;

they weary themselves committing iniquity.

Heaping oppression upon oppression, and deceit upon deceit,

they refuse to know me, declares the Lord.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Friend deceives friend,

and no one speaks the truth.

They have taught their tongues to lie;

they weary themselves with sinning.

You live in the midst of deception;

in their deceit they refuse to acknowledge me,”

declares the Lord.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

They pile lie upon lie

and utterly refuse to acknowledge me,”

says the Lord.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.

Your dwelling is in the midst of deceit,

upon deceit they refuse to know me,” declares Yahweh.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.

Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit;

Through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the Lord.