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Oppression follows oppression.[a]
    Deceit follows deceit.
    They refuse to acknowledge me,” declares Yahweh.

This is what Yahweh Tsebaoth says:

I will now refine them with fire and test them.
    What else can I do for my dear people?
        Their tongues are like deadly arrows.
        They speak deceitfully.
    People speak politely to their neighbors,
    but they think of ways to set traps for them.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 9:6 Greek; Masoretic Text “Your sitting is in the midst of deceit.”

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