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And eachוְאִישׁdeceivesיְהָתֵלּוּhis neighbor,בְּרֵעֵהוּand truthוֶאֱמֶתthey do notלֹאspeak;יְדַבֵּרוּthey have taughtלִמְּדוּtheir tongueלְשׁוֹנָםto speakדַּבֶּרfalsehood;שֶׁקֶרthey weary themselvesנִלְאוּcommitting iniquity.הַעֲוֵה
Jeremiah 9:5
Study it in the app“And each deceives his neighbor, and truth they do not speak; they have taught their tongue to speak falsehood; they weary themselves committing iniquity.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 9:5, word by word
- And eachאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- deceivesיְהָתֵלּוּyehatelu
deceive, mock
Mock, trifle with someone by deceiving them.
Where else “yehatelu” appears- his neighborרֵעֵree
neighbor
The person living near, anyone one deals with.
Where else “ree” appears- and truthאֱמֶתemet
truth
What corresponds to the facts, what is so and not otherwise.
Where else “emet” appears- speakיְדַבֵּרוּyedaberu
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “yedaberu” appears- they have taughtלִמְּדוּlimdu
teach
To instruct another with words or example, so that he learns.
Where else “limdu” appears- their tongueלְשׁוֹנָleshona
tongue
The organ in the mouth used to taste and speak; hence, what one says.
Where else “leshona” appears- falsehoodשֶׁקֶרsheker
lie
What is said against the truth in order to deceive, even before a judge.
Where else “sheker” appears- they weary themselvesנִלְאוּnilu
grow weary
To grow weary of something or have had enough of it.
Where else “nilu” appears- committing iniquityהַעֲוֵהhaave
do wrong
To do wrong.
Where else “haave” appears
The context
4Beware, each of his neighbor, and in no brother put your trust; for every brother utterly supplants, and every neighbor goes about slandering.
5 · This verse (above)
6Your dwelling is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, declares YHWH.