6. Your habitation is in the midst of deceit;through deceit they refuse to know Me,says the Lord.
7. Therefore thus says the Lord of Hosts: Now, I will refine them and assay them;for what else shall I dofor the daughter of My people?
8. Their tongue is a deadly arrow;it speaks deceit.One speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth,but in his heart he lies in wait.
9. Shall I not punish them for these things?says the Lord.Shall not My soul be avengedon such a nation as this?