Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 5:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
An Invasion From The North
11 For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me," says the LORD. 12 They have denied the LORD, 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."
Cross References
2 Chronicles 36:16
but they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and scoffed at his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, until there was no remedy.
Deuteronomy 29:19
and it happen, when he hears 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."
1 Samuel 6:9
And watch; if it goes up by the way of its own territory to Beth Shemesh, then he has done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that struck us; it was a chance that happened to us."
Psalm 10:6
He says in his heart, "I shall not be shaken. For generations I shall have no trouble."
Isaiah 28:14-15
Therefore hear the word of the LORD, you scoffers, that rule this people in Jerusalem:
Jeremiah 4:10
Then I said, "Ah, Lord GOD. Surely you have greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, 'You shall have peace;' whereas the sword reaches to the heart."
Jeremiah 5:31
The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority; and my people love to have it so. What will you do in the end of it?
Jeremiah 14:13-14
Then I said, "Ah, Lord GOD. Behold, the prophets tell them, 'You shall not see the sword, neither shall you have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.'"
Jeremiah 23:14-17
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 evildoers, so that none does return from his wickedness: they are all of them become to me as Sodom, and its inhabitants as Gomorrah.
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, who went to Babylon,' says the LORD; 'for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.'"
Jeremiah 28:15-17
Then the prophet Jeremiah said to Hananiah the prophet, "Hear now, Hananiah: the LORD has not sent you; but you make this people to trust in a lie.
Jeremiah 43:2-3
then spoke Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying to Jeremiah, "You speak falsely. The LORD our God has not sent you to say, 'You shall not go into Egypt to live there';
Ezekiel 12:22-28
"Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel, saying, 'The days are prolonged, and every vision fails?'
Ezekiel 13:6
They have seen falsehood and lying divination, who say, "The LORD says"; but the LORD has not sent them: and they have made men to hope that the word would be confirmed.
Micah 2:11
If a man walking in a spirit of falsehood lies: "I will prophesy to you of wine and of strong drink;" he would be the prophet of this people.
Micah 3:11
Her leaders judge for bribes, and her priests teach for a price, and her prophets of it tell fortunes for money: yet they lean on the LORD, and say, "Isn't the LORD in the midst of us? No disaster will come on us."
Habakkuk 1:5-6
"Look, you scoffers, watch, and wonder marvelously, and perish; for I am working a work in your days, which you will not believe though it is told you.
1 Thessalonians 5:2-3
For you yourselves know well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night.
1 John 5:10
He who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. He who does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given concerning his Son.