Jeremiah 5:11

For the house of Israel have indeed dealt treacherously against me, saith the Lord: the house of Judah also

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the LORD.

In Context

10Go up upon her battlements, and break them down; but make not a full end: leave her buttresses; for they are the Lord’s.

12have 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.

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Cross References

Isaiah 48:8Thou hast neither known, nor understood, neither from the beginning have I opened thine ears: for I knew that thou wouldest surely deal treacherously, and wouldest be called a transgressor even from the womb.

Jeremiah 3:20But as a wife acts treacherously against her husband, so has the house of Israel dealt treacherously against me, saith the Lord.

Hosea 6:7But they are as a man transgressing a covenant:

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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