American Standard Version
"Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith Jehovah. "
— Jeremiah 9:6, American Standard Version
“Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the Lord.”
“Your habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, says Yahweh.”
“They do one act of violence after another, and one deceitful thing after another. They refuse to pay attention to me,” says the LORD.”
“Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit: through deceit they have refused to know me, saith the Lord.”
“There is wrong on wrong, deceit on deceit; they have given up the knowledge of me, says the Lord.”
“Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the Lord.”
And they bend their tongue, as it were their bow, for falsehood; and they are grown strong in the land, but not for truth: for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith Jehovah.
Take ye heed every one of his neighbor, and trust ye not in any brother; for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbor will go about with slanders.
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.
Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith Jehovah.
Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how else should I do, because of the daughter of my people?
Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in his heart he layeth wait for him.
Shall I not visit them for these things? saith Jehovah; shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?