Who sharpen their tongue like a sword,
(A)And bend their bows to shoot their arrows—bitter words,

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They sharpen their tongues like swords(A)
    and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.(B)

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No one calls for justice,
Nor does any plead for truth.
They trust in (A)empty words and speak lies;
(B)They conceive [a]evil and bring forth iniquity.

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  1. Isaiah 59:4 trouble

No one calls for justice;(A)
    no one pleads a case with integrity.
They rely(B) on empty arguments, they utter lies;(C)
    they conceive trouble and give birth to evil.(D)

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Their 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.

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  1. Jeremiah 9:8 Inwardly he
  2. Jeremiah 9:8 sets his ambush

Their 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)

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God’s Charge Against Israel

Hear the word of the Lord,
You children of Israel,
For the Lord brings a (A)charge[a] against the inhabitants of the land:

“There is no truth or mercy
Or (B)knowledge of God in the land.

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  1. Hosea 4:1 A legal complaint

The Charge Against Israel

Hear the word of the Lord, you Israelites,
    because the Lord has a charge(A) to bring
    against you who live in the land:(B)
“There is no faithfulness,(C) no love,
    no acknowledgment(D) of God in the land.(E)

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By swearing and lying,
Killing and stealing and committing adultery,
They break all restraint,
With bloodshed [a]upon bloodshed.

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  1. Hosea 4:2 Lit. touching

There is only cursing,[a] lying(A) and murder,(B)
    stealing(C) and adultery;(D)
they break all bounds,
    and bloodshed follows bloodshed.(E)

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  1. Hosea 4:2 That is, to pronounce a curse on