3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Jeremiah 9:3:1 ⧉וַֽיְדַרְכ֤וּvayedarkhuand they bent Jeremiah 9:3:2 ⧉אֶת־לְשׁוֹנָ֙ם֙etleshonamthe tongue of them Jeremiah 9:3:3 ⧉קַשְׁתָּ֔םkashtamtheir bow Jeremiah 9:3:4 ⧉שֶׁ֖קֶרshekerfalsehood Jeremiah 9:3:5 ⧉וְלֹ֣אveloand not Jeremiah 9:3:6 ⧉לֶאֱמוּנָ֑הleemunato faithfulness Jeremiah 9:3:7 ⧉גָּבְר֥וּgavruthey were strong Jeremiah 9:3:8 ⧉בָּאָ֖רֶץbaaretsin the land Jeremiah 9:3:9 ⧉כִּ֣י׀kifor Jeremiah 9:3:10 ⧉מֵרָעָ֛הmeraafrom evil Jeremiah 9:3:11 ⧉אֶל־רָעָ֥הelraato evil Jeremiah 9:3:12 ⧉יָצָ֖אוּyatsauthey went out Jeremiah 9:3:13 ⧉וְאֹתִ֛יveotiand me Jeremiah 9:3:14 ⧉לֹֽא־יָדָ֖עוּloyadauthey did not know Jeremiah 9:3:15 ⧉נְאֻ֥ם־יְהוָֽה׃סneumyahwehutterance of the LORD |
3. Formal Translation They draw their tongue like a bow, aiming at falsehood; they are not strong for faithfulness in the land. They move from evil to evil, and they have not known Me, declares the LORD {Yahweh, Righteous Judge}. |
3. Dynamic Translation They string their tongues like a bow to launch lies; truth has no strength among them. They pass from one wrongdoing to the next, and they do not acknowledge Me, declares the LORD {Yahweh, Moral Arbiter}. |