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Heaping oppression upon oppression, and deceit upon deceit, 1they refuse to know me, declares the LORD.
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Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts: "Behold, 2I will refine them and 3test them, for what else can I do, 4because of my people?
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5Their tongue is a deadly arrow; 6it speaks deceitfully; with his mouth 7each speaks peace to his neighbor, but in his heart 8he plans an ambush for him.
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9Shall I not punish them for these things? declares the LORD, and shall I not avenge myself on a nation such as this?
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"I will take up weeping and wailing for the mountains, and a lamentation for 10the pastures of the wilderness, 11because they are laid waste so that no one passes through, and the lowing of cattle is not heard; 12both the birds of the air and the beasts have fled and are gone.
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13I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, 14a lair of jackals, 15and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant."
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16Who is the man so wise that he can understand this? To whom has the mouth of the LORD spoken, that he may declare it? Why is the land ruined 17and laid waste like a wilderness, so that no one passes through?
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And the LORD says: 18"Because they have forsaken my law that I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice or walked in accord with it,
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but 19have stubbornly followed their own hearts and have gone after the Baals, as their fathers taught them.
Almeida Atualizada (Portuguese) AA
Jeremias 9:6
A tua habitação está no meio do engano; pelo engano recusam-se a conhecer-me, diz o Senhor.
King James Version KJV
Jeremiah 9:6
Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the LORD.
New King James Version NKJV
Jeremiah 9:6
Your dwelling place is in the midst of deceit; Through deceit they refuse to know Me," says the Lord.
Nova Versão Internacional NVIP
Jeremias 9:6
De opressão em opressão, de engano em engano,eles se recusam a reconhecer-me”,declara o SENHOR.
The English Standard Version is published with the permission of Good News Publishers.
(English Standard Version - The Holy Bible Online)