Jeremiah 9:3-9
The Lord answers Jeremiah
‘The
like the
They have become powerful in the land,
but they have used lies to do that.
They do more and more
and they do not
Do not even trust your brothers!
They will always try to
All your friends will speak lies about you.
and they never tell the
They have taught their
They love to do bad things
and they cannot stop themselves.
They do that more and more.
They refuse to respect me.’
That is what the Lord says.
‘Listen! I will
like a man uses fire to make metal become
I must
There is nothing else that I can do!
They hurt people with their lies.
They speak kind words to their
but they are looking for a way to
I will pay back this wicked
That is what the Lord says.