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Jeremiah 9:5

New American Bible - revised edition

Violence upon violence, deceit upon deceit: They refuse to know me— oracle of the Lord.

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they struck the men at the entrance of the house, small and great, with such a blinding light that they were utterly unable to find the doorway.

Shall your babblings keep others silent, and shall you deride and no one give rebuke?

Because your wickedness instructs your mouth, and you choose to speak like the crafty.

From those who plan evil in their hearts, who stir up conflicts every day,

You give your mouth free rein for evil; you yoke your tongue to deceit.

Why do you glory in what is evil, you who are mighty by the mercy of God? All day long

Hide me from the malicious crowd, the mob of evildoers.

Prepares his deadly shafts, makes arrows blazing thunderbolts.

The plans of the just are right; the designs of the wicked are deceit.

For they cannot rest unless they have done evil; if they do not trip anyone they lose sleep.

Ah! Those who tug at guilt with cords of perversity, and at sin as if with cart ropes!

Though worn out with the length of your journey, you never said, “It is hopeless”; You found your strength revived, and so you did not weaken.

They have sown wheat and reaped thorns, they have tired themselves out for no purpose; They are shamed by their harvest, the burning anger of the Lord. Judah’s Neighbors.

Your kindred and your father’s house, even they betray you; they have recruited a force against you. Do not believe them, even when they speak fair words to you.

Can Ethiopians change their skin, leopards their spots? As easily would you be able to do good, accustomed to evil as you are.

My people are fools, they do not know me; They are senseless children, without understanding; They are wise at evil, but they do not know how to do good.

Thus says the Lord of hosts: The walls of spacious Babylon shall be leveled to the ground, its lofty gates destroyed by fire. The toil of the peoples is for nothing; the nations weary themselves for what the flames consume. The Prophecy Sent to Babylon.

and say: Thus Babylon shall sink. It will never rise, because of the disaster I am bringing upon it.” Thus far the words of Jeremiah.

Say to them: This is the nation which does not listen to the voice of the Lord, its God, or take correction. Faithfulness has disappeared; the word itself is banished from their speech.

Be on your guard, everyone against his neighbor; put no trust in any brother. Every brother imitates Jacob, the supplanter, every neighbor is guilty of slander.

Should I not punish them for these deeds—oracle of the Lord; on a nation such as this should I not take vengeance?

The toil is exhausting, but the great filth will not come out— Filth, even with fire.

You whose wealthy are full of violence, whose inhabitants speak falsehood with deceitful tongues in their mouths!

My people, what have I done to you? how have I wearied you? Answer me!

Is this not from the Lord of hosts: peoples toil for what the flames consume, and nations grow weary for nothing!

Have we not all one father? Has not one God created us? Why, then, do we break faith with each other, profaning the covenant of our ancestors?

Therefore, putting away falsehood, speak the truth, each one to his neighbor, for we are members one of another.

through the hypocrisy of liars with branded consciences.

When the rest of that generation were also gathered to their ancestors, and a later generation arose that did not know the Lord or the work he had done for Israel,




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