Jeremías 9:8

8 Su lengua es una flecha mortífera,su boca solo sabe engañar;hablan cordialmente con su amigo,mientras en su interior le tienden una trampa.

Jeremías 9:8 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 9:8

Their tongue is as an arrow shot out
As an arrow out of a bow, which moves swiftly, and comes with great force; or, "drawn out" {u}; as out of a quiver. The word is used of gold, and rendered "beaten gold", ( 1 Kings 10:16 ) , gold drawn out into plates; and here of an arrow drawn out of a quiver; and so it is interpreted in the Talmud ^F23; or is "wounding", as the Septuagint, or "slaying" ^F24; denoting the mischief and injury done to the characters of men, by a deceitful, detracting, and calumniating tongue. The Targum is, "as a sharp arrow their tongue"; which pierces deep, and is deadly; (See Gill on Jeremiah 9:3), it speaketh deceit;
deceitful words, by which men are imposed upon, and are led into wrong ways of thinking and acting: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth;
salutes him in a friendly manner; wishes him all health, peace, and prosperity; professes a sincere and cordial friendship for him, and pretends a strong affection to him: but in his heart he layeth wait;
to draw him into snares, and circumvent, trick, and defraud him.

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FOOTNOTES:

F21 (jxwv) "extensa, [vel] tracta", Vatablus
F23 T. Bab. Cholin, fol. 30. 2. & Gloss. in ib.
F24 Jugulans, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.

Jeremías 9:8 In-Context

6 »Tú, Jeremías, vives en medio de engañadores,que por su engaño no quieren reconocerme»,afirma el SEÑOR.

7 Por eso, así dice el SEÑORTodopoderoso:«Voy a refinarlos, a ponerlos a prueba.¿Qué más puedo hacer con mi pueblo?

8 Su lengua es una flecha mortífera,su boca solo sabe engañar;hablan cordialmente con su amigo,mientras en su interior le tienden una trampa.

9 ¿Y no los he de castigar por esto?—afirma el SEÑOR—.¿Acaso no he de vengarme de semejante nación?»

10 Lloraré y gemiré por las montañas,haré lamentos por las praderas del desierto,porque están desoladas:ya nadie las transitani se escuchan los mugidos del ganado.Desde las aves del cielo hasta los animales del campo,todos han huido.