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A deadlyשָׁחוּטarrowחֵץis their tongue;לְשׁוֹנָםit speaksדִבֵּרdeceit;מִרְמָהwith his mouthבְּפִיוone speaksיְדַבֵּרpeaceשָׁלוֹםto his neighbor,אֶת רֵעֵהוּbut within himוּבְקִרְבּוֹhe setsיָשִׂיםhis ambush.אָרְבּוֹ
Jeremiah 9:8
Study it in the app“A deadly arrow is their tongue; it speaks deceit; with his mouth one speaks peace to his neighbor, but within him he sets his ambush.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 9:8, word by word
- A deadlyשָׁחוּטshachut
kill
To kill people with violence, at times as a sacrifice or punishment.
Where else “shachut” appears- arrowחֵץchets
arrow
Arrow.
Where else “chets” appears- is their tongueלְשׁוֹנָleshona
tongue
The organ in the mouth used to taste and speak; hence, what one says.
Where else “leshona” appears- it speaksדִבֵּרdiber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “diber” appears- deceitמִרְמָהmirma
deceit
Deceit, fraud, treachery.
Where else “mirma” appears- with his mouthפִיfi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “fi” appears- peaceשָׁלוֹםshalom
peace
Living without war or quarrels, in harmony.
Where else “shalom” appears- to his neighborרֵעֵree
neighbor
The person living near, anyone one deals with.
Where else “ree” appears- but within himקִרְבּkirb
inside
One's inner part, one's inmost self.
Where else “kirb” appears- he setsיָשִׂיםyasim
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “yasim” appears- his ambushאָרְבּarb
ambush
Ambush, a trap set in hiding.
Where else “arb” appears
The context
7Therefore thus says YHWH Tsevaot: “Look, I will refine them and assay them, for how else can I act because of the daughter of my people?
8 · This verse (above)
9Shall I not punish them for these things? declares YHWH. On a nation such as this shall my soul not avenge itself?