Jeremiah 9:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.”

Jeremiah 9:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 9:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 9:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Friends deceive each other, and will not speak the truth. They have taught their tongue to speak lies. They weary themselves committing iniquity.”

Jeremiah 9:5 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 9:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And they will deceive every one his neighbor, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies; they weary themselves to commit iniquity.”

Jeremiah 9:5 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 9:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And each at his friend they mock, And truth they do not speak, They taught their tongue to speak falsehood, To commit iniquity they have laboured.”

Jeremiah 9:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 9:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And they act deceitfully every one with his neighbour, and speak not the truth: they teach their tongue to speak falsehood, they weary themselves with perverse dealing.”

Jeremiah 9:5 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 9:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And euery one wil deceiue his friende, and wil not speake the trueth: for they haue taught their tongues to speake lies, and take great paynes to do wickedly.”

Jeremiah 9:5 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 9:5 in Context — Jeremiah 9

3 Ils ont la langue tendue comme un arc et lancent le mensonge; Ce n’est pas par la vérité qu’ils sont puissants dans le pays; Car ils vont de méchanceté en méchanceté, Et ils ne me connaissent pas, dit l’Éternel.

4 Que chacun se tienne en garde contre son ami, Et qu’on ne se fie à aucun de ses frères; Car tout frère cherche à tromper, Et tout ami répand des calomnies.

5 Ils se jouent les uns des autres, Et ne disent point la vérité; Ils exercent leur langue à mentir, Ils s’étudient à faire le mal.

6 Ta demeure est au sein de la fausseté; C’est par fausseté qu’ils refusent de me connaître, Dit l’Éternel.

7 C’est pourquoi ainsi parle l’Éternel des armées: Voici je les sonderai, je les éprouverai. Car comment agir à l’égard de la fille de mon peuple?

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What Does Jeremiah 9:5 Mean?

Jeremiah 9:5 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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