Jeremiah 5:12
They have denied the Lord, and said, “He existeth not; nor will evil come over us; and the sword and famine shall we not see.
Leeser Tanakh
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 then see, if it go up by the way to its own boundary, to Beth-shemesh, then hath he done us this great evil; but if not, then shall we know that not his hand hath smitten us; it is a chance which hath happened to us.
Psalms 10:6He saith in his heart, I shall not be moved; I shall be for many generations, and without adversity.
Isaiah 28:14Therefore hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men, who rule this people that is in Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 2:6That they said not, Where is the Lord that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of wildness, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land through which no one had passed, and where no man had dwelt?
Jeremiah 5:31The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so; but what will ye do in the end thereof?
Jeremiah 14:13Then said I, Ah, Lord Eternal! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but a permanent peace will I give you 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 →