Jeremiah 9:5
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Friend deceives friend, and no one speaks the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they weary themselves with sinning.
Read Jeremiah 9:5 Using Other Translations
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.
Everyone deceives his neighbor, and no one speaks the truth; they have taught their tongue to speak lies; they weary themselves committing iniquity.
They all fool and defraud each other; no one tells the truth. With practiced tongues they tell lies; they wear themselves out with all their sinning.
What does Jeremiah 9:5 mean?
John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Jeremiah 9:5
And they will deceive everyone his neighbour
In conversation, with lying words; and in trade and commerce, by
art and tricking: and will not speak the truth;
with respect to facts they report, or goods they sell: they
have taught their tongue to speak lies;
and become so accustomed to lying that they cannot do otherwise;
it is as it were natural to them: and weary themselves to
commit iniquity;
spared no pains to come at it, nor any in it, and go on even to
weariness; are more laborious and indefatigable in committing sin
than good men are in doing good; which shows great folly and
stupidity. The Targum is,
``they are become foolish, they have erred.''
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