Jeremiah 9:6-8

Good News Translation

^5-6They all mislead their friends,
    and no one tells the truth;
they have taught their tongues to lie
    and will not give up their sinning.
They do one violent thing after another,
    and one deceitful act follows another.

The Lord says that his people reject him.
⁷Because of this the Lord Almighty says,
“I will refine my people like metal
    and put them to the test.
My people have done evil—
    what else can I do with them?
⁸Their tongues are like deadly arrows;
    they always tell lies.
Everyone speaks friendly words to their neighbors,
    but they are really setting a trap for them.