Jeremiah 9:8-10

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⁸Their tongue is an arrow shot out;
It speaks ^(A)deceit;
One speaks ^(B)peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth,
But ^[a]in his heart he ^[b]lies in wait.
⁹^(C)Shall I not punish them for these things?” says the Lord.
“Shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?”

¹⁰I will take up a weeping and wailing for the mountains,
And ^(D)for the ^[c]dwelling places of the wilderness a lamentation,
Because they are burned up,
So that no one can pass through;
Nor can men hear the voice of the cattle.
^(E)Both the birds of the heavens and the beasts have fled;
They are gone.

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Jeremiah 9:8 Inwardly he
Jeremiah 9:8 sets his ambush
Jeremiah 9:10 Or pastures

Jeremiah 9:8-10

New International Version

⁸Their tongue^(A) is a deadly arrow;
    it speaks deceitfully.
With their mouths they all speak cordially to their neighbors,^(B)
    but in their hearts they set traps^(C) for them.^(D)
⁹Should I not punish them for this?”
    declares the Lord.
“Should I not avenge^(E) myself
    on such a nation as this?”

¹⁰I will weep and wail for the mountains
    and take up a lament concerning the wilderness grasslands.^(F)
They are desolate and untraveled,
    and the lowing of cattle is not heard.
The birds^(G) have all fled
    and the animals are gone.

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