Jeremiah 9:8

New American Bible - revised edition

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

Cross References

2 Samuel 3:27

When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside within the city gate to speak with him privately. There he stabbed him in the abdomen, and he died for the blood of Asahel, Joab’s brother.

Psalm 12:2

Help, Lord, for no one loyal remains; the faithful have vanished from the children of men.

Psalm 12:3

They tell lies to one another, speak with deceiving lips and a double heart.

Psalm 120:3

What will he inflict on you, O treacherous tongue, and what more besides?

Psalm 28:3

Do not drag me off with the wicked, with those who do wrong, Who speak peace to their neighbors though evil is in their hearts.

Psalm 35:20

They speak no words of peace, but against the quiet in the land they fashion deceitful speech.

Psalm 55:21

He stretched out his hand at his friends and broke his covenant.

Psalm 57:4

May God send help from heaven to save me, shame those who trample upon me. May God send fidelity and mercy. Selah

Psalm 62:5

Even highly placed people plot to overthrow him. They delight in lies; they bless with their mouths, but inwardly they curse. Selah

Psalm 64:8

God shoots an arrow at them; in a moment they are struck down.

Proverbs 25:18

A club, sword, or sharp arrow— the one who bears false witness against a neighbor.

Jeremiah 5:26

For criminals lurk among my people; like fowlers they set traps, but it is human beings they catch.

Jeremiah 5:9

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

Jeremiah 9:3

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.

Jeremiah 9:4

Each one deceives the other, no one speaks the truth. They have accustomed their tongues to lying, they are perverse and cannot repent.

Jeremiah 9:5

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

Micah 6:12

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