Jeremiah 9:8
“Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Their tongue is as an arrow shot out,.... As an arrow out of a bow, which moves swiftly, and comes with great force; or,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Jeremiah 9:2-9
From their punishment the prophet now turns to their sins. Jer 9:2 The prophet utters the wish that he might be spared…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jeremiah 9:1-11
The prophet, being commissioned both to foretel the destruction coming upon Judah and Jerusalem and to point out the sin…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
LXX, by a different arrangement of the words forming the second and third clauses, have the words of their mouth are…
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