Yēlìmǐshū 9:8

8 Tāmende shétou shì dú jiàn , shuōhuà guǐzhà . rén yǔ línshè kǒu shuō hépíng huà , xīn què móu haì tā .

Yēlìmǐshū 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.

Yēlìmǐshū 9:8 In-Context

6 Nǐde zhù chù zaì guǐzhà de rén zhōng . tāmen yīn xíng guǐzhà , bù kĕn rènshi wǒ . zhè shì Yēhéhuá shuō de .

7 Suǒyǐ wàn jūn zhī Yēhéhuá rúcǐ shuō , kàn nǎ , wǒ yào jiāng tāmen róng huā aó liàn . bù rán , wǒ yīn wǒ bǎixìng de zuì gāi zĕnyàng xíng ne .

8 Tāmende shétou shì dú jiàn , shuōhuà guǐzhà . rén yǔ línshè kǒu shuō hépíng huà , xīn què móu haì tā .

9 Yēhéhuá shuō , wǒ qǐbù yīn zhèxie shì tǎo tāmende zuì ne . qǐbù bàofù zhèyàng de guó mín ne .

10 Wǒ yào wèi shānlǐng kūqì bēiāi , wèi kuàngyĕ de cǎo cháng yáng shēng āi haó . yīnwei dōu yǐ gān jiāo , shènzhì wú rén jīngguò . rén yĕ tīng bú jiàn shēngchù wū jiào , kōng zhōng de fēiniǎo hé dì shang de yĕshòu dōu yǐ taó qù .