Jeremiah 9:7-9

Revised Geneva Translation

⁷ Therefore, thus says the LORD of Hosts: “Behold, I will refine them and test them. For what else should I do for the Daughter of My people?

⁸ “Their tongue is as an arrow shot out and speaks deceit. One speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth. But in his heart, he lays in wait for him.

⁹ “Shall I not reckon with them for these things?” says the LORD. “Or shall My Soul not be avenged on such a nation as this?