Jeremiah 9:2-4

Holman Christian Standard Bible

²^[a]If only I had a traveler’s lodging place
in the wilderness,
I would abandon my people
and depart from them,
for they are all adulterers,^(A)
a solemn assembly of treacherous people.^(B)

³They bent their tongues like their bows;
lies and not faithfulness prevail in the land,
for they proceed from one evil to another,
and they do not take Me into account.^(C)
This is the Lord’s declaration.

Imminent Ruin and Exile

⁴Everyone has to be on guard against his friend.
Don’t trust any brother,
for every brother will certainly deceive,
and every friend spread slander.^(D)

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