Jeremiah 9:8
Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.Jeremiah 9:8 in the real world
In what words
- מִרְמָהmirmâhfraud
- חֵץchêtsproperly, a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunde
- שָׁחַטshâchaṭto slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre)
- לָשׁוֹןlâshôwnthe tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or s
- רֵעַrêaʻan associate (more or less close)
- קֶרֶבqerebproperly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (esp
- שָׁלוֹםshâlôwmsafe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, p
- פֶּהpehthe mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech);
+2 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Psa 28:3, Pro 26:24–26, Psa 120:3, Jer 9:3, Psa 12:2, 2Sa 3:27, Psa 64:3–4, 2Sa 20:9–10