Jeremiah 9:3 Multilingual: They bend their tongue like a bow; falsehood and not truth has grown strong in the land; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not know me, declares the LORD.

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New International Version
"They make ready their tongue like a bow, to shoot lies; it is not by truth that they triumph in the land. They go from one sin to another; they do not acknowledge me," declares the LORD.

New Living Translation
"My people bend their tongues like bows to shoot out lies. They refuse to stand up for the truth. They only go from bad to worse. They do not know me," says the LORD.

English Standard Version
They bend their tongue like a bow; falsehood and not truth has grown strong in the land; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not know me, declares the LORD.

Berean Study Bible
“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.

New American Standard Bible
"They bend their tongue like their bow; Lies and not truth prevail in the land; For they proceed from evil to evil, And they do not know Me," declares the LORD.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They bent their tongues like their bows; lies and not faithfulness prevail in the land, for they proceed from one evil to another, and they do not take Me into account. This is the LORD's declaration.

International Standard Version
They use their tongues like a bow. Lies rather than truth fly throughout the land. They progress from one evil to another, and they don't know me," declares the LORD.

NET Bible
The LORD says, "These people are like soldiers who have readied their bows. Their tongues are always ready to shoot out lies. They have become powerful in the land, but they have not done so by honest means. Indeed, they do one evil thing after another and do not pay attention to me.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They use their tongues like bows that shoot arrows. Lies and dishonesty rule the land. They go from one evil thing to another, and they don't know me," declares the LORD.

Jubilee Bible 2000
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 did not recognize me, said the LORD.

King James 2000 Bible
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, says the LORD.

American King James Version
And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth on the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, said the LORD.

American Standard Version
And they bend their tongue, as it were their bow, for falsehood; and they are grown strong in the land, but not for truth: for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith Jehovah.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they have bent their tongue, as a bow, for lies, and not for truth: they have strengthened themselves upon the earth, for they have proceeded from evil to evil, and me they have not known, saith the Lord.

Darby Bible Translation
And they bend their tongue, their bow of falsehood, and not for fidelity are they valiant in the land; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith Jehovah.

English Revised Version
And they bend their tongue as it were their bow for falsehood; and they are grown strong in the land, but not for truth: for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

World English Bible
They bend their tongue, [as it were] their bow, for falsehood; and they are grown strong in the land, but not for truth: for they proceed from evil to evil, and they don't know me, says Yahweh.

Young's Literal Translation
And they bend their tongue, their bow is a lie, And not for stedfastness have they been mighty in the land, For from evil unto evil they have gone forth, And Me they have not known, An affirmation of Jehovah!

Jeremia 9:3 Afrikaans PWL
“Laat elkeen op sy hoede wees vir sy naaste en vertrou op geen broer nie, want elke broer handel onderduims en elke naaste gaan as ’n kwaadprater om.

Jeremia 9:3 Albanian
Zgjasin gjuhën e tyre sikur të ishte harku i tyre për të lëshuar gënjeshtra; në vend janë të fortë, por jo për shkak të së vërtetës, sepse shkojnë nga një e keqe në tjetrën dhe nuk më njohin mua, thotë Zoti.

ﺃﺭﻣﻴﺎء 9:3 Arabic: Smith & Van Dyke
يمدون ألسنتهم كقسيهم للكذب. لا للحق قووا في الارض. لانهم خرجوا من شر الى شر واياي لم يعرفوا يقول الرب.

Dyr Ierymies 9:3 Bavarian
Rödn wenn s tuend, schiessnd s nix wie Lugnpfeil ab; Lug und Trug ist gib und gaeb in n Land, und Waarhaftigkeit ist ayn Fremdwort. Die werdnd allweil grad non örger; mit mir aber habnd s nix eyn n Sin, sait dyr Herr.

Еремия 9:3 Bulgarian
Запъват езика си [като че ли е] лъкът им за лъжа, Засилват се на земята, но не за честността; Защото напредват от зло в зло, А Мене не познават, казва Господ.

現代標點和合本 (CUVMP Traditional)
「他們彎起舌頭像弓一樣，為要說謊話。他們在國中增長勢力，不是為行誠實，乃是惡上加惡，並不認識我。」這是耶和華說的。

现代标点和合本 (CUVMP Simplified)
“他们弯起舌头像弓一样，为要说谎话。他们在国中增长势力，不是为行诚实，乃是恶上加恶，并不认识我。”这是耶和华说的。

耶利米書 9:3 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
他們彎起舌頭像弓一樣，為要說謊話。他們在國中增長勢力，不是為行誠實，乃是惡上加惡，並不認識我。這是耶和華說的。

耶利米書 9:3 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
他们弯起舌头像弓一样，为要说谎话。他们在国中增长势力，不是为行诚实，乃是恶上加恶，并不认识我。这是耶和华说的。

Jeremiah 9:3 Croatian Bible
Kao luk napinju jezik, laž, a ne istina, prevladava na zemlji. Iz zla u zlo srljaju, mene ne poznaju - riječ je Jahvina!

Jermiáše 9:3 Czech BKR
A natahují jazyka svého ke lži jako lučiště své. Zmocnili se na zemi, ale ne k pravdě; nebo ze zlého ve zlé jdou, a mne neznají, praví Hospodin.

Jeremias 9:3 Danish
de spænder deres Tunges Bue. Løgn, ikke Sandhed raader i Landet; thi de gaar fra Ondskab til Ondskab og kender ej mig, saa lyder det fra HERREN.

Jeremia 9:3 Dutch Staten Vertaling
En zij spannen hun tong als hun boog tot leugen; zij worden geweldig in het land, doch niet tot waarheid; want zij gaan voort van boosheid tot boosheid, maar Mij kennen zij niet, spreekt de HEERE.

Swete's Septuagint
καὶ ἐνέτειναν τὴν γλῶσσαν αὐτῶν ὡς τόξον· ψεῦδος καὶ οὐ πίστις ἐνίσχυσεν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ὅτι ἐκ κακῶν εἰς κακὰ ἐξήλθοσαν, καὶ ἐμὲ οὐκ ἔγνωσαν.

Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַֽיַּדְרְכ֤וּ אֶת־לְשֹׁונָם֙ קַשְׁתָּ֣ם שֶׁ֔קֶר וְלֹ֥א לֶאֱמוּנָ֖ה גָּבְר֣וּ בָאָ֑רֶץ כִּי֩ מֵרָעָ֨ה אֶל־רָעָ֧ה ׀ יָצָ֛אוּ וְאֹתִ֥י לֹֽא־יָדָ֖עוּ נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ ס

WLC (Consonants Only)
וידרכו את־לשונם קשתם שקר ולא לאמונה גברו בארץ כי מרעה אל־רעה ׀ יצאו ואתי לא־ידעו נאם־יהוה׃ ס

Aleppo Codex
ב וידרכו את לשונם קשתם שקר ולא לאמונה גברו בארץ כי מרעה אל רעה יצאו ואתי לא ידעו נאם יהוה

Jeremiás 9:3 Hungarian: Karoli
Felvonták nyelvöket, [mint] kézívöket, hazugsággal és nem igazsággal hatalmasok e földön; mert gonoszságból gonoszságba futnak, engem pedig nem ismernek, azt mondja az Úr.

Jeremia 9:3 Esperanto
Per siaj langoj ili pafas mensogon kiel per pafarko, ne por vero ili fortigxas sur la tero; ili iras de malbonago al malbonago, kaj Min ili ne konas, diras la Eternulo.

JEREMIA 9:3 Finnish: Bible (1776)
He ampuvat kielellänsä niinkuin joutsellansa valhetta ja ei totuutta; vaeltavat väkivallalla maassa ja menevät yhdestä pahuudesta niin toiseen, ei totellen minua, sanoo Herra.

Jérémie 9:3 French: Darby
Et ils bandent leur langue, leur arc de mensonge, et ils ne sont pas vaillants dans le pays pour la fidelite; car ils passent d'iniquite en iniquite, et ne me connaissent pas, dit l'Eternel.

Jérémie 9:3 French: Louis Segond (1910)
Ils ont la langue tendue comme un arc et lancent le mensonge; Ce n'est pas par la vérité qu'ils sont puissants dans le pays; Car ils vont de méchanceté en méchanceté, Et ils ne me connaissent pas, dit l'Eternel.

Jérémie 9:3 French: Martin (1744)
Ils ont tendu leur langue, [qui leur a été comme] leur arc pour décocher le mensonge, et ils se sont renforcés dans la terre contre la fidélité, parce qu'ils sont allés de malice en malice, et ne m'ont point reconnu, dit l'Eternel.

Jeremia 9:3 German: Modernized
Sie schießen mit ihren Zungen eitel Lügen und keine Wahrheit und treiben's mit Gewalt im Lande und gehen von einer Bosheit zur andern und achten mich nicht, spricht der HERR.

Jeremia 9:3 German: Luther (1912)
Sie schießen mit ihren Zungen eitel Lüge und keine Wahrheit und treiben's mit Gewalt im Lande und gehen von einer Bosheit zur andern und achten mich nicht, spricht der HERR.

Jeremia 9:3 German: Textbibel (1899)
Sie spannen ihre Zunge als ihren Bogen, durch Lüge und nicht durch Wahrheit sind sie mächtig im Lande; denn von einer Bosheit schreiten sie zur anderen, - mich aber kennen sie nicht! - ist der Spruch Jahwes.

Geremia 9:3 Italian: Riveduta Bible (1927)
Tendono la lingua, ch’è il loro arco, per scoccar menzogne; son diventati potenti nel paese, ma non per agir con fedeltà; poiché procedono di malvagità in malvagità, e non conoscono me, dice l’Eterno.

Geremia 9:3 Italian: Giovanni Diodati Bible (1649)
E scoccano falsità dalla lor lingua, che è l’arco loro; e non si fortificano in verità nella terra; anzi procedono di male in male, e non mi conoscono, dice il Signore.

YEREMIA 9:3 Indonesian - Terjemahan Lama (TL)
Dibentangkannya lidahnya yang bohong itu seperti busur dan oleh khianatnya mereka itu merajalela di dalam negeri; bahkan, dari pada jahat mereka itu langsung kepada jahat, dan tiada dikenalnya Aku, demikianlah firman Tuhan.

예레미아 9:3 Korean
여호와께서 말씀하시되 그들이 활을 당김같이 그 혀를 놀려 거짓을 말하며 그들이 이 땅에서 강성하나 진실하지 아니하고 악에서 악으로 진행하며 또 나를 알지 아니하느니라

Ieremias 9:3 Latin: Vulgata Clementina
Et extenderunt linguam suam quasi arcum mendacii et non veritatis. Confortati sunt in terra, quia de malo ad malum egressi sunt, et me non cognoverunt, dicit Dominus.

Jeremijo knyga 9:3 Lithuanian
“Jie sulenkia savo liežuvį melui kaip lanką. Jie nepakyla už tiesą žemėje. Jie eina iš pikto į piktą, o manęs nepažįsta”,sako Viešpats.

Jeremiah 9:3 Maori
Me te mea he kopere na ratou o ratou arero e whakapikoa ana hei korero teka: kua tupu kaha ake ratou i runga i te whenua, kahore ia mo te pono; engari e koni atu ana i te kino ki te kino, kahore hoki o ratou mohio ki ahau, e ai ta Ihowa.

Jeremias 9:3 Norwegian: Det Norsk Bibelselskap (1930)
De spenner sin tunge som en bue til løgn, og ikke på redelig vis er de blitt sterke i landet, men fra ondt til ondt er de gått frem, og mig kjenner de ikke, sier Herren.

Jeremías 9:3 Spanish: La Biblia de las Américas
Tensan su lengua como su arco; la mentira y no la verdad prevalece en la tierra; porque de mal en mal proceden, y a mí no me conocen--declara el SEÑOR.

Jeremías 9:3 Spanish: La Nueva Biblia de los Hispanos
"Tensan su lengua como su arco; La mentira y no la verdad prevalece en la tierra; Porque de mal en mal proceden, Y a Mí no Me conocen," declara el SEÑOR.

Jeremías 9:3 Spanish: Reina Valera Gómez
Tensan su lengua como su arco, para lanzar mentiras; pero no son valientes para la verdad en la tierra; porque de mal en mal procedieron, y me han desconocido, dice Jehová.

Jeremías 9:3 Spanish: Reina Valera 1909
E hicieron que su lengua, como su arco, tirase mentira; y no se fortalecieron por verdad en la tierra: porque de mal en mal procedieron, y me han desconocido, dice Jehová.

Jeremías 9:3 Spanish: Sagradas Escrituras 1569
E hicieron que su lengua, como su arco, tirase mentira; y no se fortalecieron por verdad en la tierra; porque de mal en mal procedieron, y me han desconocido, dijo el SEÑOR.

Jeremias 9:3 Bíblia King James Atualizada Português
“Eis que a língua dessa gente é como um arco preparado para atirar. É a falsidade, não a sinceridade, tampouco a verdade, que prevalece nesta terra. Eles simplesmente saltam de um crime a outro; eles não me reconhecem nem me dão a mínima atenção!”, declara Yahweh.

Jeremias 9:3 Portugese Bible
E encurvam a língua, como se fosse o seu arco, para a mentira; fortalecem-se na terra, mas não para a verdade; porque avançam de malícia em malícia, e a mim me não conhecem, diz o Senhor.

Ieremia 9:3 Romanian: Cornilescu
,,Au limba întinsă ca un arc şi aruncă minciuna; şi nu prin adevăr sînt ei puternici în ţară; căci merg din răutate în răutate, şi nu Mă cunosc, zice Domnul.``

Иеремия 9:3 Russian: Synodal Translation (1876)
Как лук, напрягают язык свой для лжи, усиливаются на земле неправдою; ибо переходят от одного зла к другому, и Меня не знают, говорит Господь.

Иеремия 9:3 Russian koi8r
Как лук, напрягают язык свой для лжи, усиливаются на земле неправдою; ибо переходят от одного зла к другому, и Меня не знают, говорит Господь.

Jeremia 9:3 Swedish (1917)
Sin tungas båge spänna de till att avskjuta lögner, och till sanning bruka de icke sin makt i landet. Nej, de gå från ogärning till ogärning, men mig vilja de ej veta av, säger HERREN.

Jeremiah 9:3 Tagalog: Ang Dating Biblia (1905)
At pinamimilantik nila ang kanilang dila gaya ng kanilang busog, dahil sa kabulaanan; at sila'y nagsisitakas sa lupain, nguni't hindi para sa katotohanan: sapagka't sila'y nagpatuloy mula sa kasamaan hanggang sa kasamaan, at hindi nila ako nakikilala, sabi ng Panginoon.

เยเรมีย์ 9:3 Thai: from KJV
เขาทั้งหลายงอลิ้นของเขาเหมือนคันธนูเพื่อกล่าวความเท็จ แต่เขาทั้งหลายไม่กล้าสู้เพื่อความจริงในแผ่นดิน เพราะเขาทั้งหลายจากความชั่วอย่างนี้ไปสู่ความชั่วอย่างนั้น และเขาทั้งหลายไม่รู้จักเรา พระเยโฮวาห์ตรัสดังนี้แหละ

Yeremya 9:3 Turkish
‹‹Yalan söylemek için ülkede
Dillerini yay gibi geriyor,
Güçlerini gerçek yolunda kullanmıyorlar.
Kötülük üstüne kötülük yapıyor,
Beni tanımıyorlar›› diyor RAB.

Gieâ-reâ-mi 9:3 Vietnamese (1934)
Chúng nó giương lưỡi mình như cái cung, đặng phát lời dối trá ra. Chúng nó ở trong xứ là mạnh lớn, mà chẳng làm sự chơn thật; bởi chúng nó làm ác càng thêm ác, và chẳng nhìn biết ta, Ðức Giê-hô-va phán vậy.