Isaiah 9:19
New American Standard Bible 1995
19 By the (A)fury of the Lord of hosts the (B)land is burned up,
And the (C)people are like fuel for the fire;
No (D)man spares his brother.
Jeremiah 9:3-8
New American Standard Bible 1995
3 “They (A)bend their tongue like their bow;
Lies and not truth prevail in the land;
For they (B)proceed from evil to evil,
And they (C)do not know Me,” declares the Lord.
4 “Let everyone (D)be on guard against his neighbor,
And (E)do not trust any brother;
Because every (F)brother deals [a]craftily,
And every neighbor (G)goes about as a slanderer.
5 “Everyone (H)deceives his neighbor
And does not speak the truth,
They have taught their tongue to speak lies;
They (I)weary themselves committing iniquity.
6 “Your (J)dwelling is in the midst of deceit;
Through deceit they (K)refuse to know Me,” declares the Lord.
7 Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts,
“Behold, I will refine them and (L)assay them;
For (M)what else can I do, because of the daughter of My people?
8 “Their (N)tongue is a deadly arrow;
It speaks deceit;
With his mouth one (O)speaks peace to his neighbor,
But inwardly he (P)sets an ambush for him.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 9:4 I.e. like Jacob (a play on words)
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