Jeremiah 9:3 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

They use their tongues like bows to shoot out lies, but they won't stand up and fight for what's true on the earth. They go from one evil thing to another, and they don't know me at all, says the LORD.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God is describing how people use their words as weapons to spread lies instead of courageously defending truth, showing they don't really know Him.

📚 Historical Context

This verse comes from Jeremiah's prophecies against Judah before the Babylonian exile (around 600 BC). The prophet was warning about the moral decay and dishonesty that had infected the nation, particularly among its leaders and influential people. This corruption of truth and justice was one of the reasons God would allow Jerusalem to be conquered.

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