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Jeremiah 9:5

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Everyone deceives their neighbor and refuses to tell the truth. They have trained themselves to lie so well that they exhaust themselves doing evil.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse describes how people have become so committed to dishonesty that lying has become their natural way of life, requiring constant effort to maintain their deception.

📚 Historical Context

Jeremiah was prophesying during the final decades of the Kingdom of Judah (around 600 BC), when moral corruption had spread throughout society. The people had turned away from God's covenant, and dishonesty had become so pervasive that it characterized their daily interactions with one another.

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Translation & Methodology Sources

The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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