⁶² The lips of those who came up against me, and their thoughts against me all the day.

³ For this cause be a prophet, and say, This is what the Lord has said: Because, even because they have been glad over you and put you to shame on every side, because you have become a heritage for the rest of the nations, and you are taken up on the lips of talkers and in the evil talk of the people:

⁷ See, hate is dropping from their lips; curses are on their tongues: they say, Who gives attention to it?

¹² Because of the sin of their mouths and the word of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride; and for their curses and their deceit,

³ Their tongues are sharp like the tongue of a snake; the poison of snakes is under their lips. (Selah.)

¹⁸ Then they said, Come, let us make a design against Jeremiah; for teaching will never be cut off from the priest, or wisdom from the wise, or the word from the prophet. Come, let us make use of his words for an attack on him, and let us give attention with care to what he says.