Jeremiah 9:3
Yahweh declares, “They tread on their bows of lies with their tongues, but it is not because of any faithfulness of theirs that they grow strong on the earth. They go from one wicked act to another. They do not know me.”This verse in the real world
Who
In what words
- גָּבַרgâbarto be strong; by implication, to prevail, act insolently
- אֱמוּנָהʼĕmûwnâhliterally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelity
- דָּרַךְdârakto tread; by implication, to walk; also to string abow (by treading on it in bending)
- קֶשֶׁתqeshetha bow, forshooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris
- שֶׁקֶרsheqeran untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
- לָשׁוֹןlâshôwnthe tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or s
- נְאֻםnᵉʼuman oracle
- רַעraʻbad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Jer 4:22, Jer 9:8, Jdg 2:10, Isa 59:13–15, 1Sa 2:12, Rom 3:13, Isa 59:3–5, 2Co 4:4–6