Jeremiah 9:8 Meaning
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.
Context Explained
6Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the LORD.
7Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?
8Their 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.
9Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
10For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through them; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fled; they are gone.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Isaiah 24:10
Both verses describe desolation and abandonment of the land.
Matthew 23:37-38
Jesus laments over Jerusalem's desolation, similar to this imagery.
Revelation 16:20
Describes a time of great desolation in the end times, echoing Jeremiah's lament.
Source: Jeremiah 9:8