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# General Information:
Yahweh continues speaking with Jeremiah about the people of Judah.
# Each of you
The word "you" refers to the people of Judah.
# be on guard against your neighbor and do not trust in any brother
"be careful not to trust your fellow Israelites, and do not even trust your own brother"
# every neighbor walks in slander
Here "walking" is an idiom for living. AT: "every neighbor slanders one another" or "every neighbor is a slanderer" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
# Each man mocks his neighbor and does not speak the truth
"All of the people mock each other, and they do not tell the truth"
# Their tongues teach deceitful things
Here people are represented by their "tongues" to emphasize their speech. AT: "They teach deceitful things" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
# They are exhausted from committing iniquity
"They are tired from committing so much sin"
# Your dwelling is in the midst of deception
Yahweh speaks of living among people who are liars as living in the middle of deception. AT: "Your dwelling is among the dwellings of liars" or "You dwell in the midst of liars" (See:[[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# in their deceit
"By telling all of these lies"
# this is Yahweh's declaration
Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/07.md). AT: "this is what Yahweh has declared" or "this is what I, Yahweh, have declared" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/neighbor]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/trust]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/brother]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/deceive]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/walk]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/slander]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/mock]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/true]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/iniquity]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/life]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/acknowledge]]