KJV King James Version
And they bend their tongues [like] their bow [for] lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.
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Jeremiah 9:3
And they bend their tongues [like] their bow [for] lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.
WEB World English Bible
They bend their tongue, as their bow, for falsehood; and they are grown strong in the land, but not for truth: for they proceed from evil to evil, and they don’t know me, says Yahweh.
ASV American Standard Version
And they bend their tongue, as it were their bow, for falsehood; and they are grown strong in the land, but not for truth: for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith Jehovah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And they bend their tongue, their bow is a lie, And not for stedfastness have they been mighty in the land, For from evil unto evil they have gone forth, And Me they have not known, An affirmation of Jehovah!
Surrounding context — Jeremiah 9
1 Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
2 Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they [be] all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.
3 And they bend their tongues [like] their bow [for] lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.
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.
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וַֽיַּדְרְכ֤וּH1869 · da.rakhto treadאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]לְשׁוֹנָם֙H3956 · la.shontongueקַשְׁתָּ֣םH7198 · qe.shetbowשֶׁ֔קֶרH8267 · she.qerdeceptionוְלֹ֥אH3808 · lonotלֶאֱמוּנָ֖הH530 · e.mu.nahfaithfulnessגָּבְר֣וּH1396 · ga.varto prevailבָאָ֑רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetכִּי֩H3588 · kiforמֵרָעָ֨הH7451 · rabad: harmfulאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)רָעָ֧ה׀H7451 · rabad: harmfulיָצָ֛אוּH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeוְאֹתִ֥יH853 · et[Obj.]לֹֽא־H3808 · lonotיָדָ֖עוּH3045 · ya.dato knowנְאֻם־H5002 · ne.umutteranceיְהוָֽה׃ סH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD
Cross-references
Jeremiah 4:22For my people [is] foolish, they have not known me; they [are] sottish children, and they have none understanding: they [are] wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.Jeremiah 9:8Their 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.Judges 2:10And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel.Isaiah 59:13-15In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.Romans 3:13Their throat [is] an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps [is] under their lips:1 Samuel 2:12Now the sons of Eli [were] sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.Psalm 64:3-4Who whet their tongue like a sword, [and] bend [their bows to shoot] their arrows, [even] bitter words:Hosea 4:1-3Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because [there is] no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.Matthew 10:31-33Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.2 Timothy 3:13But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.Mark 8:38Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.2 Corinthians 4:4-6In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.Philippians 1:28And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.Jude 1:3Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort [you] that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.Revelation 12:11And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.John 17:3And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.Romans 1:28And even as they did not like to retain God in [their] knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;John 8:54-55Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:
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