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Jeremiah 9:2-4
Common English Bible
Jeremiah 9:2-4
Common English Bible
2 [a] If only I could flee for shelter in the desert,
to leave my people
and forget them—
for they are all adulterers,
a bunch of crooks.
3 They bend their tongues like bows
to spew out lies;
they are renowned in the land,
but not for truth.
They go from bad to worse.
They don’t know me!
declares the Lord.
4 Be wary of your friends!
Don’t trust your sibling![b]
Every sibling is a cheater,
and every friend traffics in slander.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 9:2 9:1 in Heb
- Jeremiah 9:4 Or brother
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