Jeremiah 5:12
have lied to their Lord, and they have said, These things are not so; no evils shall come upon us; and we shall not see sword or famine.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
13Our prophets became wind, and the word of the Lord was not in them.
Cross References
1 Samuel 6:9And ye shall see, if it shall go the way of its coasts along by Bæthsamys, he has brought upon us this great affliction; and if not, then shall we know that his hand has not touched us, but this is a chance which has happened to us.
Psalms 10:6He shall rain upon sinners snares, fire, and brimstone, and a stormy blast shall be the portion of their cup.
Isaiah 28:14Therefore hear ye the word of the Lord, ye afflicted men, and ye princes of this people that is in Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 2:6And they said not, Where is the Lord, who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, who guided us in the wilderness, in an untried and trackless land, in a land which no man at all went through, and no man dwelt there?
Jeremiah 5:31the prophets utter unrighteous prophecies, and the priests have clapped their hands: and my people has loved to have it thus: and what will ye do for the future?
Jeremiah 14:13And I said, O ever living Lord! behold, their prophets prophesy, and say, Ye shall not see a sword, nor shall famine be among you; for I will give truth and peace on the land, and 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 →