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.


In Context

9 For these do I not lay a charge? An affirmation of Jehovah, And on a nation such as this, Doth not My soul avenge itself?

10 Go ye up on her walls, and destroy, And a completion make not, Turn aside her branches, for they are not Jehovah's,

11 For dealt treacherously against Me have the house of Israel, And the house of Judah, an affirmation of Jehovah.

12 They 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.

13 And the prophets become wind, And the word is not in them,' — thus it is done by them.

14 Therefore, thus said Jehovah, God of Hosts, Because of your speaking this word, Lo, I am making My words in thy mouth become fire, And this people wood, and it hath devoured 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 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 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: