“Therefore Yahweh of Armies says,“Behold, I will melt them and test them;for how should I deal with the daughter of my people?”
Jeremiah 9:7 (WEB)
Context Reading
5Friends deceive each other,and will not speak the truth.They have taught their tongue to speak lies.They weary themselves committing iniquity. 6Your habitation is in the middle of deceit.Through deceit, they refuse to know me,” says Yahweh. 7Therefore Yahweh of Armies says,“Behold, I will melt them and test them;for how should I deal with the daughter of my people? 8Their tongue is a deadly arrow.It speaks deceit.One speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth,but in his heart, he waits to ambush him. 9Shouldn’t I punish them for these things?” says Yahweh.“Shouldn’t my soul be avenged on a nation such as this?