Jeremiah 9:3They 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.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~600 BC. The city is corrupt, neighbors can't trust neighbors. Jeremiah watches society collapse from within before Babylon arrives. Modern-day Jerusalem, Israel.
The emotion here: heartbroken watching his nation destroy itself
The original word
qeshet (קֶשֶׁת) — bow for shooting arrows, but here tongues shoot lies like deadly arrows
Why it matters
Jeremiah lived through five different kings of Judah in 40 years of ministry
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 9:3
The progression 'evil to evil' — it's not random sin, but deliberate escalation
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about obvious liars, but Jeremiah is describing a society where truth itself has become negotiable — like modern 'alternative facts' culture.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 9:3
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 9:3 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 9:3 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Jeremiah. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include deception, moral decay, spiritual warfare. Notable phrases: bend their tongue; bow for falsehood. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
Your reflection
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