Jeremiah 5:12

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Jeremiah 5:12

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

They have lied about the LORD and said: “He will not do anything; harm will not come to us; we will not see sword or famine.

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KJV

King James Version

They have belied the LORD, and said, [It is] not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:

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WEB

World English Bible

They have denied the LORD, and said, “It is not he. Evil won’t come on us. We won’t see sword or famine.

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ASV

American Standard Version

They have denied Jehovah, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Jeremiah 5

¹⁰ Go up through her vineyards and ravage them, but do not finish them off. Strip off her branches, for they do not belong to the LORD.

¹¹ For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have been utterly unfaithful to Me,” declares the LORD.

¹² They have lied about the LORD and said: “He will not do anything; harm will not come to us; we will not see sword or famine.

¹³ The prophets are but wind, for the word is not in them. So let their own predictions befall them.”

¹⁴ Therefore this is what the LORD God of Hosts says: “Because you have spoken this word, I will make My words a fire in your mouth and this people the wood it consumes.

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