Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And said, “
Misfortune will
And we
King James Version
They have belied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:
Holman Bible
and insisted, “It won’t happen.
Harm won’t come to us;
we won’t see sword or famine.”
International Standard Version
"They have lied about the LORD by saying, "He wouldn't do that! Disaster won't come on us. We won't see sword and famine.
A Conservative Version
They have denied LORD, and said, It is not he. Neither shall evil come upon us, nor shall we see sword nor famine.
American Standard Version
They have denied Jehovah, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:
Amplified
They have lied about and denied the Lord
By saying, “It is not He [who speaks through His prophets];
Misfortune and evil shall not come on us,
Nor will we see war or famine.
Bible in Basic English
They 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:
Darby Translation
They have denied Jehovah, and say, He is not; and evil shall not come upon us, nor shall we see sword nor famine;
Julia Smith Translation
They lied against Jehovah, and they will say, Not he; and evil shall not come upon us; and we shall not see the sword and famine:
King James 2000
They have lied about the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:
Lexham Expanded Bible
"They have denied Yahweh, and have said, 'Not he, {for} evil will not come on us, we will see neither sword nor famine.
Modern King James verseion
They have lied against Jehovah and said, It is not He; neither shall evil come on us; nor shall we see sword nor famine.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They have denied the LORD, and said, 'It is not he. Tush, there shall no misfortune come upon us; we shall see neither sword nor hunger.'
NET Bible
"These people have denied what the Lord says. They have said, 'That is not so! No harm will come to us. We will not experience war and famine.
New Heart English Bible
They have denied the LORD, and said, "It is not he; neither shall evil come on us; neither shall we see sword nor famine.
The Emphasized Bible
They have acted deceptively against Yahweh, And have said, Not He! Neither shall there come upon us, calamity, Nor sword nor famine, shall we see;
Webster
They have belied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:
World English Bible
They have denied Yahweh, and said, "It is not he; neither shall evil come on us; neither shall we see sword nor famine.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Themes
Atheism » General references to
Carnal security » War and famine
Infidelity » Doubters » Atheism, general references to
Security » Carnal, leads men to dream of escape from common ills » War and famine
Self-delusion » Exhibited in thinking that » God will not punish our sins
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 5:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
An Invasion From The North
11
Have dealt very treacherously with Me,” declares the Lord.
And said, “
Misfortune will
And we
And the word is not in them.
Thus it will be done to them!”
Cross References
2 Chronicles 36:16
but they continually
Deuteronomy 29:19
It shall be when he hears the words of this curse, that he will
1 Samuel 6:9
Watch, if it goes up by the way of its own territory to
Psalm 10:6
Isaiah 28:14-15
Who rule this people who are in Jerusalem,
Jeremiah 4:10
Then I said, “Ah, Lord
Jeremiah 5:31
And the priests rule
And My people
But what will you do at the end of it?
Jeremiah 14:13-14
But, “Ah, Lord
Jeremiah 23:14-17
The committing of
And they strengthen the hands of
So that no one has turned back from his wickedness.
All of them have become to Me like
And her inhabitants like Gomorrah.
Jeremiah 28:4
I am
Jeremiah 28:15-17
Then Jeremiah the prophet said to Hananiah the prophet, “Listen now, Hananiah, the Lord has not sent you, and
Jeremiah 43:2-3
Azariah the
Ezekiel 12:22-28
“Son of man, what is this
Ezekiel 13:6
They see
Micah 2:11
Had told lies and said,
‘I will
He would be
Micah 3:11
Her
And her prophets divine for money.
Yet they lean on the Lord saying,
“
Calamity will not come upon us.”
Habakkuk 1:5-6
Be astonished!
Because I am doing
You would not believe if
1 Thessalonians 5:2-3
For you yourselves know full well that
1 John 5:10
The one who believes in the Son of God