KJV ORIGINAL
Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the LORD.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
You live surrounded by lies and deception; because of all this deceit, they refuse to know me, says the LORD.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is saying that the people are so surrounded by lies and deception that they won't even try to know Him.
📚 Historical Context
Jeremiah prophesied during the final decades before Judah's exile to Babylon (around 627-586 BC). The nation was filled with corrupt leaders, false prophets, and people who had abandoned God's ways for idolatry and injustice. This verse comes in the middle of God's judgment speech about how thoroughly dishonest and corrupt the society had become.
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