Jeremiah 5:12

They have denied the Lord, and they have said, ‘It is not him,’ and, ‘Evil will not overwhelm us. We will not see famine and the sword.’

Catholic Public Domain Version

In The 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:

In Context

11For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have greatly transgressed against me, says the Lord.

13The prophets have spoken into the wind, and there was no answer with them. Therefore, these things will happen to them.”

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Cross References

1 Samuel 6:9And you shall watch. And if, indeed, it ascends by the way of his own parts, toward Beth-shemesh, then he has done this great evil to us. But if not, then we shall know that it is by no means his hand that has touched us, but instead it happened by chance.”

Psalms 10:6The Lord questions the just and the impious. Yet he who loves iniquity, hates his own soul.

Isaiah 28:14Because of this, listen to the word of the Lord, you mocking men, who lord it over my people who are at Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 2:6And they have not said: ‘Where is the Lord, who caused us to ascend from the land of Egypt; who led us through the desert, through an uninhabited and impassable land, through a land of drought and of the image of death, through a land in which no one walked and in which no man lived?’

Jeremiah 5:31The prophets have prophesied lies, and the priests have applauded with their hands, and my people have loved these things. So then, what shall be done at the very end?”

Jeremiah 14:13And I said: “Alas, alas, alas, O Lord God! The prophets are saying to them: ‘You will not see the sword, and there will be no famine among you. Instead, he will give you true peace in this place.’”

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 5:11-20

Divine Judgments Threatened; Divine Judgments Vindicated. ( b. c. 608.) 10 Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the Lord 's. 11 For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the Lord . 12 They have belied the Lord , and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine: 13 And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be… Read the whole commentary →

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