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Jeremiah 5:12

They have lied about the LORD and said: “He will not do anything; harm will not come to us; we will not see sword or famine.

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ASV

They have denied Jehovah, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:

KJV

They have belied the Lord, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּֽחֲשׁוּ֙ki.cha.Shuthey have deniedH3584 →
בַּיהוָ֔הba.Yah.weh<in> YahwehH3068 →
וַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they have saidH559 →
לֹא־lo'-notH3808 →
ה֑וּאHu'heH1931 →
וְלֹא־ve.lo'-and notH3808 →
תָב֤וֹאta.Vo'it will comeH935 →
עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙'a.Lei.nuon usH5921 →
רָעָ֔הra.'AhharmH7451 →
וְחֶ֥רֶבve.Che.revand swordH2719 →
וְרָעָ֖בve.ra.'Avand famineH7458 →
ל֥וֹאLo'notH3808 →
נִרְאֶֽה׃nir.'Ehwe will seeH7200 →

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2 Chronicles 36:16But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.Jeremiah 23:17They keep saying to those who despise Me, ‘The LORD says that you will have peace,’ and to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his own heart, ‘No harm will come to you.’Jeremiah 5:31The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the end?Jeremiah 43:2–3Azariah son of Hoshaiah, Johanan son of Kareah, and all the arrogant men said to Jeremiah, “You are lying! The LORD our God has not sent you to say, ‘You must not go to Egypt to reside there.’Jeremiah 28:15–17Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The LORD did not send you, but you have persuaded this people to trust in a lie.Isaiah 28:14–15Therefore hear the word of the LORD, O scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem.Jeremiah 14:13–14“Ah, Lord GOD!” I replied, “Look, the prophets are telling them, ‘You will not see the sword or suffer famine, but I will give you lasting peace in this place.’”1 Samuel 6:9but keep watching it. If it goes up the road to its homeland, toward Beth-shemesh, it is the LORD who has brought on us this great disaster. But if it does not, then we will know that it was not His hand that punished us and that it happened by chance.”Ezekiel 12:22–28“Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel: ‘The days go by, and every vision fails’?Jeremiah 28:4And I will restore to this place Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with all the exiles from Judah who went to Babylon,’ declares the LORD, ‘for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.’”Jeremiah 23:14–17And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: They commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns his back on wickedness. They are all like Sodom to Me; the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.”Deuteronomy 29:19because when such a person hears the words of this oath, he invokes a blessing on himself, saying, ‘I will have peace, even though I walk in the stubbornness of my own heart.’ This will bring disaster on the watered land as well as the dry.Psalms 10:6He says to himself, “I will not be moved; from age to age I am free of distress.”Jeremiah 14:13“Ah, Lord GOD!” I replied, “Look, the prophets are telling them, ‘You will not see the sword or suffer famine, but I will give you lasting peace in this place.’”1 Kings 13:18Then the prophet replied, “I too am a prophet like you, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the LORD, saying, ‘Bring him back with you to your house, so that he may eat bread and drink water.’” The old prophet was lying to him,Jeremiah 6:14They dress the wound of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all.Ezekiel 13:6They see false visions and speak lying divinations. They claim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ when the LORD did not send them; yet they wait for the fulfillment of their message.Habakkuk 1:5–6“Look at the nations and observe—be utterly astounded! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe even if someone told you.

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The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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