Thus Aḇnĕr returned to Ḥeḇron, and Yo’aḇ took him aside in the gate to speak with him privately, and there struck him in the stomach, so that he died for the blood of Asah’ĕl his brother.
Jeremiah 9:8 - The Scriptures 2009 “Their tongue is a slaying arrow. It speaks deceit – speaks peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in his heart he sets his ambush. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Their tongue is a murderous arrow; it speaks deceitfully; one speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in his heart he lays snares and waits in ambush for him. American Standard Version (1901) Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in his heart he layeth wait for him. Common English Bible Their tongue is a lethal arrow; their words are deceitful. They wish their neighbors well, but in their hearts plot their ruin. Catholic Public Domain Version Their tongue is a wounding arrow; it has spoken deceit. With his mouth, he speaks peace with his friend, and then he secretly lies in ambush for him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Their tongue is a piercing arrow: it hath spoken deceit. With his mouth one speaketh peace with his friend, and secretly he lieth in wait for him. |
Thus Aḇnĕr returned to Ḥeḇron, and Yo’aḇ took him aside in the gate to speak with him privately, and there struck him in the stomach, so that he died for the blood of Asah’ĕl his brother.
They speak falsehood with each other; They speak with flattering lips, a double heart.
יהוה does cut off all flattering lips, A tongue that speaks swelling words,
What would one give to you, Or what would one do to you, O treacherous tongue?
Do not draw me away with the wrong And with the workers of wickedness, Who speak peace to their neighbours, But evil is in their hearts.
For they do not speak peace, But they devise words of deceit Against the peaceable ones of the land.
His mouth was smoother than curds, Yet in his heart is fighting; His words were softer than oil, But they are drawn swords.
My being is in the midst of lions; I lie among those who breathe fire, Whose teeth are spears and arrows, And their tongue is a sharp sword.
My being, find rest in Elohim alone, Because my expectation is from Him.
And they cause one to stumble, Their own tongue is against them; All who see them flee away.
A man bearing false witness against his neighbour Is like a club and a sword and a sharp arrow.
For among My people are found wrong men who lie in wait as one who sets snares. They have set up a trap, they catch men.
“Would I not punish them for this?” declares יהוה. “And would I not revenge Myself on such a nation as this?
“And they bend their tongue like a bow. Falsehood, and not truth, prevails on the earth. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they have not known Me,” declares יהוה.
“Let everyone beware of his neighbour and not trust any brother. For every brother catches by the heel, and every neighbour walks with slanderers.
“And everyone deceives his neighbour, and no one speaks the truth. They have taught their tongue to speak falsehood, and have wearied themselves to crook.
“For her rich men are filled with cruel unrighteousness, and her inhabitants have spoken falsehood, and their tongue is deceit in their mouth.