Jeremiah 9
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Jeremiah 9:2-9

2OhthatIhadinthewildernessalodging-placeofwayfaring men;thatImightleavemypeople,andgoH3318fromthem!fortheyarealladulterers,anassemblyoftreacherous men.
3Andtheybendtheirtongue,asitweretheirbow,forfalsehood;andtheyaregrown strongintheland,butnotfortruth:fortheyproceedfromeviltoevil,andtheyknownotme, saith Jehovah.
4Take ye heedeveryoneH376ofhisneighborH7453,andtrust yenotinanybrother;foreverybrotherwillutterly supplant,andeveryneighborH7453willgoaboutwithslanders.
5Andtheywilldeceive everyonehisneighbor,andwillnotspeakthetruth:theyhavetaughttheirtonguetospeaklies;theyweary themselvestocommit iniquity.
6Thy habitationisinthemidstofdeceit;throughdeceittheyrefusetoknowme, saithJehovah.
7Therefore thus saith Jehovahofhosts, Behold,Iwillmeltthem,andtrythem;forhowelseshouldIdo, becauseofthedaughterofmypeople?
8Theirtongueisadeadlyarrow;itspeaketh deceit:oneכָּזֶ֔הka.ZehH2088speaketh peaceablytohisneighborwithhismouth,butinhishearthelayeth waitforhim.
9ShallInotvisitthemforthesethings? saith Jehovah;shallnotmysoulbeavengedonsuchanationasthis?
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American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain