Jeremiah 6:28

6:28 I reported, ¹ 

“All of them are the most stubborn of rebels! ² 

They are as hard as bronze or iron.

They go about telling lies.

They all deal corruptly.

Jeremiah 9:5

9:5 One friend deceives another

and no one tells the truth.

These people have trained themselves ³  to tell lies.

They do wrong and are unable to repent.

Jeremiah 27:14

27:14 Do not listen to the prophets who are telling you that you do not need to serve ⁴  the king of Babylon. For they are prophesying lies to you.

Jeremiah 29:9

29:9 They are prophesying lies to you and claiming my authority to do so. ⁵  But I did not send them. I, the Lord, affirm it!’ ⁶ 

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¹ tn These words are not in the text but are supplied in the translation for clarity. Some takes these words to be the continuation of the Lord’s commission of Jeremiah to the task of testing them. However, since this is the evaluation, the task appears to be complete. The words are better to be taken as Jeremiah’s report after he has completed the task.

² tn Or “arch rebels,” or “hardened rebels.” Literally “rebels of rebels.”

³ tn Heb “their tongues.” However, this is probably not a natural idiom in contemporary English and the tongue may stand as a part for the whole anyway.

⁴ tn The verb in this context is best taken as a negative obligatory imperfect. See IBHS 508 §31.4g for discussion and examples. See Exod 4:15 as an example of positive obligation.

⁵ tn Heb “prophesying lies to you in my name.”

sn For the significance of “in my name” see the study notes on 14:14 and 23:27.

⁶ tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”