Jeremiah 5:12
They have denied Jehovah, and say, He is not; and evil shall not come upon us, nor shall we see sword nor famine;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
13and the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.
Cross References
1 Samuel 6:9And see, if it go up by the way of its own border to Beth-shemesh, it is he who has done us this great evil; if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that touched us; it was a chance [that] happened to us.
Psalms 10:6He saith in his heart, I shall not be moved; from generation to generation I shall be in no adversity.
Isaiah 28:14Therefore hear the word of Jehovah, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 2:6And they said not, Where is Jehovah, that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us in the wilderness, in a land of deserts and of pits, in a land of drought and of the shadow of death, in a land that no one passeth through, and where no man dwelleth?
Jeremiah 5:31the prophets prophesy falsehood, and the priests rule by their means; and my people love [to have it] so. But what will ye do in the end thereof?
Jeremiah 14:13And I said, Alas, Lord Jehovah! Behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; for I will give you assured 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 →