Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.
Be careful around your neighbors, and don't trust even your own brothers. Every brother will try to deceive you, and every neighbor will spread lies about you.
The writer is warning that relationships have become so corrupt that you can't trust even your closest family members and neighbors.
📚 Historical Context
Jeremiah spoke these words during the final decades before Jerusalem's destruction by Babylon (around 600 BC). Society had become deeply corrupt, with widespread dishonesty, idolatry, and moral decay affecting even the most intimate relationships. This breakdown of trust within families and communities was both a symptom of spiritual rebellion against God and a warning of the coming judgment.
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