Jeremiah 9:8
“Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaks deceit: one speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in his heart he lays wait for him.”
— Jeremiah 9:8
About this verse
Jeremiah 9:8 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Divided Kingdom (~930 BC) period. The setting is Jerusalem. These words are attributed to Yahweh. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the indictment genre of biblical literature. Key themes include hypocrisy, harmful speech, betrayal. Notable phrases: tongue is a deadly arrow; speaks peaceably but lays wait.
Speaker
Yahweh
Era
Divided Kingdom (~930 BC)
Emotion
angry
Type
indictment
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