When one of them comes to see me, he says things that aren’t true. At the same time, he thinks up lies to tell against me. Then he goes out and spreads those lies around.

他来看我就说假话；他心存奸恶，走到外边才说出来。

当他来看我的时候，说的是假话；他心存奸恶，走到外边才说出来。

当他来看我的时候，说的是假话；他心存奸恶，走到外边才说出来。

他们来看我时，心怀恶意，满口谎言，出去后散布流言。

即使他来看我，说的也是假话；他把奸诈积存在心里，走到外面才说出来。

即使他来看我，也只说假话；他心中积蓄奸恶，走到外面才说出来。

他來看我就說假話；他心存奸惡，走到外邊才說出來。

當他來看我的時候，說的是假話；他心存奸惡，走到外邊才說出來。

當他來看我的時候，說的是假話；他心存奸惡，走到外邊才說出來。

他們來看我時，心懷惡意，滿口謊言，出去後散佈流言。

即使他來看我，說的也是假話；他把奸詐積存在心裡，走到外面才說出來。

就使他來看望，他也是說假話；他把奸惡積在心裏，走出外邊才說出。

即使他來看我，也只說假話；他心中積蓄奸惡，走到外面才說出來。

設彼來見、言則虛妄、心蓄奸惡、出而道之兮、

敵人來見、其言甚甘、其心實險、出而揚予之短兮、

仇敵來見、口出偽言、積蓄惡念在心、及出於外乃揚言之、

不聞敵人。大施譴訶。願彼遄死。厥名消磨。

When one of them comes to see me, he speaks falsely, while his heart gathers slander; then he goes out and spreads it around.

And when one comes to see me, he utters empty words, while his heart gathers iniquity; when he goes out, he tells it abroad.

They visit me as if they were my friends, but all the while they gather gossip, and when they leave, they spread it everywhere.

When one of them comes to visit, he speaks deceitfully; he stores up evil in his heart; he goes out and talks.

And when he comes to see me, he speaks empty words; His heart gathers wickedness to itself; When he goes outside, he tells it.

And if he comes to see me, he speaks lies; His heart gathers iniquity to itself; When he goes out, he tells it.

And if he come to see me, he speaketh falsehood; His heart gathereth iniquity to itself: When he goeth abroad, he telleth it.

When one of them comes to visit, he speaks deceitfully; he stores up evil in his heart; he goes out and talks.

And if he come to see[ me], he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself;[ when] he goeth abroad, he telleth[ it].

When someone comes to visit, he pretends to be friendly; he thinks of ways to defame me, and when he leaves he slanders me.

If he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood. His heart gathers iniquity to itself. When he goes abroad, he tells it.

Everyone tells lies to their neighbors. With their lips they praise others, but they don’t really mean it.

Enemies use their words as a mask. They hide their evil plans in their hearts.Even though what they say can be charming, don’t believe them. That’s because seven things God hates fill that person’s heart.Their hatred can be hidden by lies. But their evil plans will be shown to everyone.

I have had to keep on the move. I have been in danger from rivers. I have been in danger from robbers. I have been in danger from my fellow Jews and in danger from Gentiles. I have been in danger in the city, in the country, and at sea. I have been in danger from people who pretended they were believers.

The religious leaders sent spies to keep a close watch on Jesus. The spies pretended to be sincere. They hoped they could trap Jesus with something he would say. Then they could hand him over to the power and authority of the governor.So the spies questioned Jesus.“ Teacher,” they said,“ we know that you speak and teach what is right. We know you don’t favor one person over another. You teach the way of God truthfully.Is it right for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”Jesus saw they were trying to trick him. So he said to them,

Don’t trust your neighbors. Don’t put your faith in your friends. Be careful what you say even to your own wife.Sons don’t honor their fathers. Daughters refuse to obey their mothers. Daughters- in- law are against their mothers- in- law. A man’s enemies are the members of his own family.But I will look to the Lord. I’ll put my trust in God my Savior. He will hear me.

The kings of Syria and Egypt will sit at the same table. But in their hearts they will plan to do what is evil. And they will tell lies to each other. But it will not do them any good. God will put an end to their plans at his appointed time.

When Jesus went outside, the Pharisees and the teachers of the law strongly opposed him. They threw a lot of questions at him.They set traps for him. They wanted to catch him in something he might say.

Sanballat, Tobiah and Geshem, the Arab, heard about what I had done. So did the rest of our enemies. All of them heard I had rebuilt the wall. In fact, they heard there weren’t any gaps left in it. But up to that time I hadn’t put up the gates at the main entrances to the city.Sanballat and Geshem sent me a message. They said,“ Come. Let’s talk with one another. Let’s meet in one of the villages on the plain of Ono.” But they were planning to harm me.So I sent messengers to them with my answer. I replied,“ I’m working on a huge project. So I can’t get away. Why should the work stop while I leave it? Why should I go down and talk with you?”They sent me the same message four times. And I gave them the same answer each time.Sanballat sent his helper to me a fifth time. He brought the same message. He was carrying a letter that wasn’t sealed.It said,“ A report is going around among the nations. Geshem says it’s true. We hear that you and the other Jews are planning to turn against the Persian rulers. And that’s why you are building the wall. It’s also reported that you are about to become their king.People say that you have even appointed prophets to make an announcement about you. In Jerusalem they are going to say,‘ Judah has a king!’ That report will get back to the king of Persia. So come. Let’s meet together.”I sent a reply to Sanballat. I said,“ What you are saying isn’t really happening. You are just making it up.”All of them were trying to frighten us. They thought,“ Their hands will get too weak to do the work. So it won’t be completed.” But I prayed to God. I said,“ Make my hands stronger.”One day I went to Shemaiah’s house. He was the son of Delaiah. Delaiah was the son of Mehetabel. Shemaiah had shut himself up in his home. He said,“ Let’s go to God’s house. Let’s meet inside the temple and close the doors. Some men are coming at night to kill you.”But I said,“ Should a man like me run away? Should someone like me go into the temple just to save his life? No! I won’t go!”I realized that God hadn’t sent Shemaiah. Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. That’s why he had prophesied lies about me.They had hired him to scare me. They wanted me to commit a sin by doing what he said. That would give me a bad name in the community. People would find fault with me and my work.You are my God. Remember what Tobiah and Sanballat have done. Also remember the prophet Noadiah. She and the rest of the prophets have been trying to scare me.

I hear many people whispering,“ There is terror on every side! Bring charges against Jeremiah! Let’s bring charges against him!” All my friends are waiting for me to slip. They are saying,“ Perhaps he will be tricked into making a mistake. Then we’ll win out over him. We’ll get even with him.”