Jeremiah 9:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Jeremiah 9:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 9:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 9:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Friends deceive each other, and will not speak the truth. They have taught their tongue to speak lies. They weary themselves committing iniquity.”
Jeremiah 9:5 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 9:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And they will deceive every one his neighbor, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies; they weary themselves to commit iniquity. ”
Jeremiah 9:5 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 9:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And each at his friend they mock, And truth they do not speak, They taught their tongue to speak falsehood, To commit iniquity they have laboured.”
Jeremiah 9:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 9:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And they act deceitfully every one with his neighbour, and speak not the truth: they teach their tongue to speak falsehood, they weary themselves with perverse dealing. ”
Jeremiah 9:5 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 9:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And euery one wil deceiue his friende, and wil not speake the trueth: for they haue taught their tongues to speake lies, and take great paynes to do wickedly.”
Jeremiah 9:5 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 9:5 in Context — 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.
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.
7 Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?
What Does Jeremiah 9:5 Mean?
Jeremiah 9:5 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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