In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.

Behold, {is it} not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity? {for...: or, in vain?}

Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; {yet} saidst thou not, There is no hope: thou hast found the life of thine hand; therefore thou wast not grieved. {life: or, living}

For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty. {uttereth: Heb. teacheth}

For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue {is} deceitful in their mouth.

They helped every one his neighbour; and {every one} said to his brother, Be of good courage. {Be...: Heb. Be strong}

Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit. {givest: Heb. sendest}

Who whet their tongue like a sword, {and} bend {their bows to shoot} their arrows, {even} bitter words:

Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:

She hath wearied {herself} with lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her: her scum {shall be} in the fire.

And they bend their tongues {like} their bow {for} lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.

For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause {some} to fall.

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. {in heart: Heb. in the midst of him} {his wait: or, wait for him}

The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint. {with the tongs: or, with an axe}

Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison {is} under their lips. Selah.

O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me.

Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed? {lies: or, devices}

Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;

And they smote the men that {were} at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? {then} may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil. {accustomed: Heb. taught}

She hath wearied {herself} with lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her: her scum {shall be} in the fire.

For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue. {of the deceitful: Heb. of deceit} {are opened: Heb. have opened themselves}

They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison {is} under their lips. Selah.

And they bend their tongues {like} their bow {for} lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.

And he said, All {is} well. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold, even now there be come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets: give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments.

Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit. {givest: Heb. sendest}

But Samson's wife was {given} to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.

Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; {yet} saidst thou not, There is no hope: thou hast found the life of thine hand; therefore thou wast not grieved. {life: or, living}

If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour; {in fellowship: or, in dealing} {fellowship: Heb. putting of the hand}

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. {in heart: Heb. in the midst of him} {his wait: or, wait for him}