Jer 9:3-5 | NASB2020 | STEP | “They bend their tongues like their bows ; Lies and not truth prevail in the land ; For they proceed from evil to evil , And they do not know Me,” declares the Lord .

Jeremiah 9:3-5

3 “They ^abend their tongues like their bows;
Lies and not truth prevail in the land;
For they ^bproceed from evil to evil,
And they ^cdo not know Me,” declares the Lord.
4 “Let everyone ^dbe on guard against his neighbor,
And ^edo not trust any brother;
Because every ^fbrother utterly ^{▼▼I.e., like Jacob (a play on words)}betrays,
And every neighbor ^hgoes about as a slanderer.
5 “Everyone ⁱdeceives his neighbor
And does not speak the truth.
They have taught their tongue to speak lies;
They ^jweary themselves committing wrongdoing.