Jeremiah

Jeremiah 9:3

³“They bend their tongues like bows;

lies prevail over truth in the land.

For they proceed from evil to evil,

and they do not take Me into account,”

declares the LORD.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They bend	וַֽיַּדְרְכ֤וּ	way·yaḏ·rə·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1869 tread, march
their tongues	לְשׁוֹנָם֙	lə·šō·w·nām	Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3956 tongue
like bows	קַשְׁתָּ֣ם	qaš·tām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H7198 bow
lies	שֶׁ֔קֶר	še·qer	Noun - masculine singular	H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood
prevail	גָּבְר֣וּ	gā·ḇə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1396 be strong, mighty
over	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
truth	לֶאֱמוּנָ֖ה	le·’ĕ·mū·nāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H530 firmness, steadfastness, fidelity
in the land	בָאָ֑רֶץ	ḇā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
For	כִּי֩	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they proceed	יָצָ֛אוּ	yā·ṣā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3318 go or come out
from evil	מֵרָעָ֨ה	mê·rā·‘āh	Preposition-m; Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
evil	רָעָ֧ה׀	rā·‘āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
and they do not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
take Me into account	יָדָ֖עוּ	yā·ḏā·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3045 know
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃ס	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Jeremiah 9:8 · Jeremiah 4:22 · Isaiah 59:13–15 · Judges 2:10 · Romans 3:13 · 1 Samuel 2:12 · Matthew 10:31–33 · Psalm 64:3–4 · Jude 1:3 · Isaiah 59:3–5 · Micah 7:3–5 · Mark 8:38

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.