Jeremiah 9:7-9

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁷Therefore, this is what the Lord of Armies says:

I am about to refine them and test them,^(A)
for what else can I do
because of my dear^[a] people?^[b]
⁸Their tongues are deadly arrows –
they speak deception.^(B)
With his mouth
one speaks peaceably with his friend,
but inwardly he sets up an ambush.
⁹Should I not punish them for these things?
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Should I not avenge myself^(C)
on such a nation as this?