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Jeremiah 9:4-11
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 9
4
'Let everyone be on guard against his neighbor,
And do not trust any brother;
Because every brother utterly betrays,
And every neighbor goes about as a slanderer.
5
Everyone deceives his neighbor
And does not speak the truth.
They have taught their tongue to speak lies;
They weary themselves committing wrongdoing.
6
Your dwelling is in the midst of deceit;
Through deceit they refuse to know Me,' declares the
Lord
.
7
Therefore this is what the
Lord
of armies says:
'Behold, I will refine them and put them to the test;
For what
else
can I do, because of the daughter of My people?
8
Their tongue is a deadly arrow;
It speaks deceit;
With his mouth one speaks peace to his neighbor,
But inwardly he sets an ambush for him.
9
Shall I not punish them for these things?' declares the
Lord
.
'Shall I not avenge Myself
On a nation such as this?
10
'I will take up a weeping and wailing for the mountains,
And for the pastures of the wilderness a song of mourning,
Because they are laid waste so that no one passes through,
And the sound of the livestock is not heard;
Both the birds of the sky and the animals have fled; they are gone.
11
I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins,
A haunt of jackals;
And I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without inhabitant.'
King James Version
Chapter 9
4
Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.
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
.
7
Therefore thus saith the
Lord
of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?
8
Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.
9
Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the
Lord
: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
10
For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through them; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fled; they are gone.
11
And I will make Jerusalem heaps, and a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 9
4
Everyone has to be on guard against his friend.
Don’t trust any brother,
for every brother will certainly deceive,
and every friend spread slander.
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.
7
Therefore, this is what the
Lord
of Armies says:
I am about to refine them and test them,
for what else can I do
because of my dear people?
8
Their tongues are deadly arrows—
they speak deception.
With his mouth
one speaks peaceably with his friend,
but inwardly he sets up an ambush.
9
Should I not punish them for these things? This is the
Lord
’s declaration. Should I not avenge myself
on such a nation as this?
10
I will raise weeping and a lament
over the mountains,
a dirge over the wilderness grazing land,
for they have been so scorched
that no one passes through.
The sound of cattle is no longer heard.
From the birds of the sky to the animals,
everything has fled—they have gone away.
11
I will make Jerusalem a heap of rubble,
a jackals’ den.
I will make the cities of Judah a desolation,
an uninhabited place.
New Living Translation
Chapter 9
4
'Beware of your neighbor!
Don’t even trust your brother!
For brother takes advantage of brother,
and friend slanders friend.
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
.
7
Therefore, this is what the
Lord
of Heaven’s Armies says:
'See, I will melt them down in a crucible
and test them like metal.
What else can I do with my people?
8
For their tongues shoot lies like poisoned arrows.
They speak friendly words to their neighbors
while scheming in their heart to kill them.
9
Should I not punish them for this?' says the
Lord
.
'Should I not avenge myself against such a nation?'
10
I will weep for the mountains
and wail for the wilderness pastures.
For they are desolate and empty of life;
the lowing of cattle is heard no more;
the birds and wild animals have all fled.
11
'I will make Jerusalem into a heap of ruins,' says the
Lord
.
'It will be a place haunted by jackals.
The towns of Judah will be ghost towns,
with no one living in them.'
English Standard Version
Chapter 9
4
Let everyone beware of his neighbor,
and put no trust in any brother,
for every brother is a deceiver,
and every neighbor goes about as a slanderer.
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
.
7
Therefore thus says the
Lord
of hosts:
"Behold, I will refine them and test them,
for what else can I do, because of my people?
8
Their tongue is a deadly arrow;
it speaks deceitfully;
with his mouth each speaks peace to his neighbor,
but in his heart he plans an ambush for him.
9
Shall I not punish them for these things? declares the
Lord
,
and shall I not avenge myself
on a nation such as this?
10
"I will take up weeping and wailing for the mountains,
and a lamentation for the pastures of the wilderness,
because they are laid waste so that no one passes through,
and the lowing of cattle is not heard;
both the birds of the air and the beasts
have fled and are gone.
11
I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins,
a lair of jackals,
and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation,
without inhabitant."
New International Version
Chapter 9
4
"Beware of your friends;
do not trust anyone in your clan.
For every one of them is a deceiver,
and every friend a slanderer.
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
.
7
Therefore this is what the
Lord
Almighty says:
"See, I will refine and test them,
for what else can I do
because of the sin of my people?
8
Their tongue is a deadly arrow;
it speaks deceitfully.
With their mouths they all speak cordially to their neighbors,
but in their hearts they set traps for them.
9
Should I not punish them for this?"
declares the
Lord
.
"Should I not avenge myself
on such a nation as this?"
10
I will weep and wail for the mountains
and take up a lament concerning the wilderness grasslands.
They are desolate and untraveled,
and the lowing of cattle is not heard.
The birds have all fled
and the animals are gone.
11
"I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins,
a haunt of jackals;
and I will lay waste the towns of Judah
so no one can live there."
New King James Version
Chapter 9
4
“Everyone take heed to his neighbor,
And do not trust any brother;
For every brother will utterly supplant,
And every neighbor will walk with slanderers.
5
Everyone will deceive 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
.
7
Therefore thus says the
Lord
of hosts:
“Behold, I will refine them and try them;
For how shall I deal with the daughter of My people?
8
Their tongue
is
an arrow shot out;
It speaks deceit;
One
speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth,
But in his heart he lies in wait.
9
Shall I not punish them for these
things?
” says the
Lord
.
“Shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?”
10
I will take up a weeping and wailing for the mountains,
And for the dwelling places of the wilderness a lamentation,
Because they are burned up,
So that no one can pass through;
Nor can
men
hear the voice of the cattle.
Both the birds of the heavens and the beasts have fled;
They are gone.
11
“I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a den of jackals.
I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.”
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