Discovery BoxJeremiah 6:28 
Context“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
Context9:5 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
Context27:14 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
Context29:9 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
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
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
