Commentary for Jeremiah 9:4
וְאִ֤ישׁ בְּרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙ יְהָתֵ֔לּוּ וֶאֱמֶ֖ת לֹ֣א יְדַבֵּ֑רוּ לִמְּד֧וּ לְשׁוֹנָ֛ם דַּבֶּר־שֶׁ֖קֶר הַעֲוֵ֥ה נִלְאֽוּ׃
And they deceive every one his neighbour, And truth they speak not; They have taught their tongue to speak lies, They weary themselves to commit iniquity.
Rashi on Jeremiah
they commit iniquity [until] they are weary They wearied themselves and toiled to pervert their way.
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Rashi on Jeremiah
העוה is like (Exod. 8:11) “and making heavy (והכבּד) his heart,” to commit iniquity.
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