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


In Context

9 Shouldn't I punish them for these things?| says Yahweh; |and shouldn't my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

10 |Go up on her walls, and destroy; but don't make a full end. Take away her branches; for they are not Yahweh's.

11 For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me,| says Yahweh.

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

13 The prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them. Thus shall it be done to them.|

14 Therefore thus says Yahweh, the God of Armies, |Because you speak this word, behold, I will make my words in your mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:12They have lied about the Lord ; they said, "He will do nothing! No harm will come to us; we will never see sword or famine.

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 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: