Jeremiah 5:12

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“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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BSBPD

“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.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“They have lied against Jehovah, And they say, `<FI> It is<Fi> not He, Nor come in against us doth evil, Yea, sword and famine we do not see.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Jeremiah 5:12 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 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.
  2. 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.”
  3. 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.
  4. Psalms 10:6He says to himself, “I will not be moved; from age to age I am free of distress.”
  5. Psalms 14:1The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good.
  6. Isaiah 28:14Therefore hear the word of the LORD, O scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem.
  7. Isaiah 28:15For you said, “We have made a covenant with death; we have fashioned an agreement with Sheol. When the overwhelming scourge passes through it will not touch us, because we have made lies our refuge and falsehood our hiding place.”
  8. Jeremiah 2:6They did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD who brought us up from the land of Egypt, who led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and pits, a land of drought and darkness, a land where no one travels and no one lives?’
  9. Jeremiah 4:10Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, how completely You have deceived this people and Jerusalem by saying, ‘You will have peace,’ while a sword is at our throats.”
  10. 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?
  11. Jeremiah 6:14They dress the wound of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all.
  12. 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.’”
  13. Jeremiah 23:14And 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.”
  14. 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.’
  15. 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.’”
  16. Jeremiah 28:15Then 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.
  17. Jeremiah 43:2Azariah 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.’
  18. Ezekiel 12:22“Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel: ‘The days go by, and every vision fails’?
  19. 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.
  20. Micah 2:11If a man of wind were to come and say falsely, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” he would be just the preacher for this people!
  21. Micah 3:11Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”
  22. Habakkuk 1:5“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.
  23. 1 Thessalonians 5:2For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
  24. 1 John 5:10Whoever believes in the Son of God has this testimony within him; whoever does not believe God has made Him out to be a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given about His Son.

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