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Jeremiah 9:5–6

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5And everyone deceives his neighbor,

and they do not speak the truth,

they have taught their tonguesf to speak lies,g

they are tired from going astray.

6Your dwelling is in the midst of deceit,

uponh deceit they refuse to know me,” declaresi Yahweh.

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Footnotes

  1. fHebrew “tongue”
  2. gHebrew “lie”
  3. hOr “through”
  4. iLiterally “a declaration of”

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Each one betrays his friend;

no one tells the truth.

They have taught their tongues to speak lies;

they wear themselves out doing wrong.

You live in a world of deception.

In their deception they refuse to know me.

This is the Lord’s declaration.

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.

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.