JER 9:8 Parallel Verse View

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_C9.htm#C9V8">9:7 Note: KJB: Jer.9.8

_C9.htm#C9V8">9:7 OSHB variant note: שוחט: (x-qere) ’שָׁח֛וּט’: lemma_7819 a n_1.0.0 morph_HVqsmsa id_24hgx שָׁח֛וּט

_C9.htm#C9V8">9:7 OSHB note: We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS. Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX (JER 9:7) Βολὶς τιτρώσκουσα ἡ γλῶσσα αὐτῶν, δόλια τὰ ῥήματα τοῦ στόματος αὐτῶν· τῷ πλησίον αὐτοῦ λαλεῖ εἰρηνικὰ, καὶ ἐν ἑαυτῷ ἔχει τὴν ἔχθραν.
(Bolis titrōskousa haʸ glōssa autōn, dolia ta ɽaʸmata tou stomatos autōn; tōi plaʸsion autou lalei eiraʸnika, kai en heautōi eⱪei taʸn eⱪthran.)

BrTr (JER 9:7) Their tongue is a wounding arrow; the words of their mouth are deceitful: one speaks peaceably to his neighbour, but in himself retains enmity.

ULT Their tongue is a murderous arrow, it speaks a deceitful thing.
⇔ With his mouth he speaks peace with his neighbor, but in his midst he sets ambush of him.

UST The deceitful things they say harm people like poisoned arrows do.
⇔ They say to their neighbors, ‘I hope things will go well for you,’ while they are planning to kill them.

BSB & MSB Their tongues are deadly arrows;
⇔ they speak deception.
⇔ With his mouth a man speaks peace to his neighbor,
⇔ but in his heart he sets a trap for him.

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WEBBE & WMBB Their tongue is a deadly arrow.
⇔ It speaks deceit.
⇔ One speaks peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth,
⇔ but in his heart, he waits to ambush him.

NET Their tongues are like deadly arrows.
⇔ They are always telling lies.
⇔ Friendly words for their neighbors come from their mouths.
⇔ But their minds are thinking up ways to trap them.

LSV Their tongue [is] a slaughtering arrow,
It has spoken deceit in its mouth,
It speaks peace with its neighbor,
And in its heart it lays its ambush,

FBV Their words are arrows that kill; they always tell lies. They're nice to their friends on the outside while plotting against them inside.

T4T What they say [MTY] injures people like [MET] poisoned arrows do.
⇔ They say to their neighbors, ‘I hope things will go well for you,’
⇔ while they are planning to kill them.

LEB • Their tongue is a murderous arrow,
• it speaks deceit.
• With his mouth he speaks peace with his neighbor,
• but in his inner parts he sets up his ambush.

BBE His tongue is an arrow causing death; the words of his mouth are deceit: he says words of peace to his neighbour, but in his heart he is waiting secretly for him.

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JPS (JER 9:7) (9-6) Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts: Behold, I will smelt them, and try them; for how else should I do, because of the daughter of My people?

ASV 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.

DRA 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.

YLT A slaughtering arrow [is] their tongue, Deceit it hath spoken in its mouth, Peace with its neighbour it speaketh, And in its heart it layeth its ambush,

Drby Their tongue is a murderous arrow; it speaketh deceit. [A man] speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in his heart he layeth his ambush.

RV Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in his heart he layeth wait for him.
(Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaketh/speaks deceit: one speaketh/speaks peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in his heart he layeth/lays wait for him.)

SLT Their tongue a deadly arrow, speaking deceit; in his mouth he will speak peace to his neighbor, and be will lay his wait in his midst.

Wbstr Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.

KJB-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.[fn][fn]
(Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh/speaks deceit: one speaketh/speaks peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth/lays his wait.)

9.8 in heart: Heb. in the midst of him

9.8 his wait: or, wait for him

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]Their tongue is as an arrowe shot out, it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his waite.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

9:8 Heb. in the middest of him.

9:8 Or, waite for him.

Bshps Their tongues are like sharpe arrowes to speake deceipt: with their mouth they speake peaceablie to their neighbour, but priuilie they lay wayte for hym.
(Their tongues are like sharp arrows to speak deceit: with their mouth they speak peaceably to their neighbour, but privily/secretly they lay wait for him.)

Gnva Their tongue is as an arow shot out, and speaketh deceite: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in his heart hee layeth waite for him.
(Their tongue is as an arrow shot out, and speaketh/speaks deceit: one speaketh/speaks peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in his heart he layeth/lays wait for him.)

Cvdl Their tunges are like sharpe arowes, to speake disceate. With their mouth they speake peaceably to their neghboure, but preuely they laye waite for him.
(Their tongues are like sharp arrows, to speak deceit. With their mouth they speak peaceably to their neighbour, but privily/secretly they lay wait for him.)

Wycl The tunge of hem is an arowe woundynge, and spak gile; in his mouth he spekith pees with his frend, and priueli he settith tresouns to hym.
(The tongue of hem is an arrow wounding, and spake guile; in his mouth he speaketh/speaks peace with his friend, and privily/secretly he sets treasons to him.)

Luth (JER 9:7) Ihre falschen Zungen sind mörderische Pfeile; mit ihrem Munde reden sie freundlich gegen den Nächsten, aber im Herzen lauern sie auf denselben.
(Her wrong/fake tongues are murderous arrows; with their/her mouth talk(v) they/she/them friendly to/against the neighbour, but in_the heart(s) lurk they/she/them on/in/to the_same.)

ClVg Sagitta vulnerans lingua eorum, dolum locuta est. In ore suo pacem cum amico suo loquitur, et occulte ponit ei insidias.
(Arrow wounding tongue/language their, trick spoken it_is. In vocally his_own peace when/with friend his_own speaks, and secretly puts to_him ambush.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) Their tongues are sharpened arrows

(Some words not found in UHB: arrow deadly tongue_of,their deceit speaks with,mouth_of,his peace DOM his/its=neighbour speaks and,in,his_inner_of,being sets_up ambush_of,his )

This speaks of people’s tongues as if they were sharpened arrows because of how the people hurt others by what they say. Here their speech is represented by their “tongues.” Alternate translation: [Their words are like sharpened arrows that hurt other people] (See also: figs-metonymy)

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) With their mouths they proclaim peace with their neighbors

(Some words not found in UHB: arrow deadly tongue_of,their deceit speaks with,mouth_of,his peace DOM his/its=neighbour speaks and,in,his_inner_of,being sets_up ambush_of,his )

Here people’s speech is represented by their “mouths.” Alternate translation: [They speak, saying that they want peace with their neighbors]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) but with their hearts they lie in wait for them

(Some words not found in UHB: arrow deadly tongue_of,their deceit speaks with,mouth_of,his peace DOM his/its=neighbour speaks and,in,his_inner_of,being sets_up ambush_of,his )

Here a people’s desires are represented by their “hearts.” This speaks of them wanting to hurt their neighbors as if they were an animal crouching and waiting to attack its prey. Alternate translation: [but what they really want is to destroy their neighbors] (See also: figs-metonymy)

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