Jeremiah 9:3

Bible › Jeremiah › Chapter 9 › Verse 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.“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.

In other translations

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.“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.

Hebrew words

וַיַּדְרְכוּvaiyadrekhuand they have bentH1869אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853לְשׁוֹנָםleshonamtongue theirH3956קַשְׁתָּםkashtambow of theirH7198שֶׁקֶרshekerfalsehoodH8267וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808לֶאֱמוּנָהle'emunahto faithfulnessH530גָּבְרוּgaveruthey are strongH1396בָאָרֶץva'aretzin the landH776כִּיkiforH3588מֵרָעָהmera'ahfrom evilH7451אֶל־'el-toH413רָעָה׀ra'ahevilH7451יָצָאוּyatza'uthey have gone outH3318וְאֹתִיve'otiand <obj.> meH853לֹא־lo'-notH3808יָדָעוּyada'uthey knowH3045נְאֻם־ne'um-[the] utterance ofH5002יְהוָה׃ סyahwehYahwehH3068

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