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Jeremiah 9:4-6
Christian Standard Bible
Jeremiah 9:4-6
Christian Standard Bible
Imminent Ruin and Exile
4 Everyone has to be on guard against his friend.
Don’t trust any brother,
for every brother will certainly deceive,(A)
and every friend spread slander.(B)
5 Each one betrays his friend;(C)
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.[a](D)
In their deception they refuse to know me.(E)
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Footnotes
- 9:6 LXX reads Oppression on oppression, deceit on deceit
Jeremiah 9:4-6
New International Version
Jeremiah 9:4-6
New International Version
4 “Beware of your friends;(A)
do not trust anyone in your clan.(B)
For every one of them is a deceiver,[a](C)
and every friend a slanderer.(D)
5 Friend deceives friend,(E)
and no one speaks the truth.(F)
They have taught their tongues to lie;(G)
they weary themselves with sinning.
6 You[b] live in the midst of deception;(H)
in their deceit they refuse to acknowledge me,”
declares the Lord.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 9:4 Or a deceiving Jacob
- Jeremiah 9:6 That is, Jeremiah (the Hebrew is singular)
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