SinaiJeremiah 9:6
American Standard Version
Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith Jehovah.
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Jeremiah 9:6 in other translations
Your habitation is in the middle of deceit.
Through deceit, they refuse to know me,” says Yahweh.
Jeremiah 9:6 in context
- 4Take 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.
- 5And 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.
- 6Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith Jehovah.
- 7Therefore 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?
- 8Their 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.