Jeremiah 5:12
What does Jeremiah 5:12 mean?
A plain-English look at Jeremiah 5:12 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000They have denied Jehovah, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:
KJV
King James Version · 1611They have belied the Lord, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901They have denied Jehovah, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949They would have nothing to do with the Lord, saying, He will do nothing, and no evil will come to us; we will not see the sword or be short of food:
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862They 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.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752They 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.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890They have denied Jehovah, and say, He is not; and evil shall not come upon us, nor shall we see sword nor famine;
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Micah 2:11
If a man walking in a spirit of falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.
- Deuteronomy 29:19
and it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the stubbornness of my heart, to destroy the moist with the dry.
- Micah 3:11
The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet they lean upon Jehovah, and say, Is not Jehovah in the midst of us? no evil shall come upon us.
- Jeremiah 4:10
Then said I, Ah, Lord Jehovah! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the life.
- Jeremiah 28:4
and I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah, that went to Babylon, saith Jehovah; for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.
- Jeremiah 23:14
In the prophets of Jerusalem also I have seen a horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies; and they strengthen the hands of evil-doers, so that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them become unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah.
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