His people have acted corruptly toward Him;
this is their defect—they are not His children
but a devious and crooked generation.

for he had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates from Tiphsah to Gaza and over all the kings west of the Euphrates. He had peace on all his surrounding borders.

At that time, starting from Tirzah, Menahem attacked Tiphsah, all who were in it, and its territory. Because they wouldn’t surrender, he attacked it and ripped open all the pregnant women.

A devious heart will be far from me;
I will not be involved with evil.

whose paths are crooked,
and whose ways are devious.

for the devious are detestable to the Lord,
but He is a friend to the upright.

Whoever lives with integrity fears the Lord,
but the one who is devious in his ways despises Him.

The tongue that heals is a tree of life,
but a devious tongue breaks the spirit.

Their hearts are devious;
now they must bear their guilt.
The Lord will break down their altars
and demolish their sacred pillars.