1. I wish my head were like a spring of water.And I wish my eyes were a fountain of tears!Then I could cry day and nightfor my people who have been killed.
2. I wish I had a place in the desert—a house where travelers spend the night.Then I could leave my people.I could go away from them.This is because they are all unfaithful to God.They are all turning against him.
3. “They use their tongues like a bow.They shoot lies from their mouths like arrows.Lies, not truth,have grown strong in the land.They go from one evil thing to another.They do not know who I am,” says the Lord.
4. “Watch your friends.Don’t trust your own brothers.This is because every brother is a cheater.And every friend tells lies about you.
5. Everyone lies to his friend.No one speaks the truth.The people of Judah have taught their tongues to lie.They become tired from sinning.