12They have lied about the Lord ; they said, "He will do nothing! No harm will come to us; we will never see sword or famine.


In Context

9 Should I not punish them for this?" declares the Lord . "Should I not avenge myself on such a nation as this?

10 "Go through her vineyards and ravage them, but do not destroy them completely. Strip off her branches, for these people do not belong to the Lord .

11 The house of Israel and the house of Judah have been utterly unfaithful to me," declares the Lord .

12 They have lied about the Lord ; they said, "He will do nothing! No harm will come to us; we will never see sword or famine.

13 The prophets are but wind and the word is not in them; so let what they say be done to them."

14 Therefore this is what the Lord God Almighty says: "Because the people have spoken these words, I will make my words in your mouth a fire and these people the wood it consumes.

Jeremiah 5:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:12They have belied the LORD, and said, [It is] not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:12They have denied the Lord, and said, It is not he: and the evil shall not come upon us: we shall not see the sword and famine.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:12They have denied Jehovah, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:12They have denied Jehovah, and say, He is not; and evil shall not come upon us, nor shall we see sword nor famine;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:12They have denied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:12They have belied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:12They have denied Yahweh, and said, |It is not he; neither shall evil come on us; neither shall we see sword nor famine.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:12They have lied against Jehovah, And they say, 'It is not He, Nor come in against us doth evil, Yea, sword and famine we do not see.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:12They have belied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come on us; neither shall we see sword nor famine: