Jeremiah 9:8
“Their 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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Jeremiah 9:8 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Their 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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in his heart he layeth wait for him.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Ihre Zunge ist ein mörderischer Pfeil, man redet Trug; mit seinem Munde redet man Frieden mit seinem Nächsten, und in seinem Innern legt man ihm einen Hinterhalt.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Saeta afilada es la lengua de ellos; engaño habla; con su boca habla paz con su amigo, y dentro de sí pone sus asechanzas.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
A língua deles é uma flecha mortífera, que fala engano; com sua boca fala paz com seu próximo, mas em seu interior lhe arma ciladas.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Suas línguas são flechas afiadas, eles falam coisas infiéis. Com suas bocas, proclamam paz a seus vizinhos, mas com seus corações armam ciladas para eles.
📖 Jeremiah 9:8 in Context
6Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the Lord.
7Therefore 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?
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.
9Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the Lord: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
10For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through them; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fled; they are gone.
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