Jeremiah 9:5

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Summary

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.

They will

Deceive

Job 11:3

Taught

Weary

General references

Bible References

They will

And everyone will deceive his neighbor and will not speak the truth; they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and they weary themselves to commit iniquity.

in transgressing and lying against Jehovah, and going away from our God, talking cruelty and revolt, conceiving and speaking from the heart words of falsehood.

For its rich men are full of violence, and its people have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

Therefore putting away lying, let each man speak truth with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.

Deceive

Should your lies make men silent? And will you mock and no one make you ashamed?

Taught

And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies. But they are not mighty for the truth on the earth; for they go from evil to evil, and they do not know Me, says Jehovah.

For your iniquity teaches your mouth, and you choose the tongue of the crafty.

You give your mouth to evil, and your tongue frames deceit.

who sharpen their tongue like a sword, they tread their arrows, even a bitter word,

They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.

speaking lies in hypocrisy, being seared in their own conscience,

Weary

And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

Behold, he labors in pain with iniquity, and he has conceived mischief, and has brought forth falsehood.

For they do not sleep, except when they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away unless they cause some to fall.

Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin with cart ropes;

They each one helped his neighbor, and said to his brother, Be strong.

He engraves iron with a tool. He works in the coals, and forms it with hammers, and works it with the strength of his arms. Then, he is hungry, and his strength fails; he drinks no water, and is weak.

You are wearied in the length of your way; you did not say, Despair! You found life in your hand; so you were not weak.

She has wearied herself with lies, and her great scum did not go out from her. Her scum shall be in the fire.

O My people, what have I done to you? And in what have I made you weary? Testify against Me!

Behold, is it not for Jehovah of Hosts that the people labor only for fire; yea, the nations weary themselves only for vanity?

General references

And she laid up his robe beside her until his lord came home.

And Delilah said to Samson, Please tell me where your great strength lies, and with what you may be bound to afflict you.

Why do You show me evil, and You look on toil? For destruction and violence are before me; and there is strife, and contention rises up.

And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.