Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

They have lied about the Lord
And said, “Not He;
Misfortune will not come on us,
And we will not see sword or famine.

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

They have contradicted the Lord
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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
the Lord

Usage: 0

and said

Usage: 0

It is not he neither shall evil
רעה רע 
Ra` 
Usage: 669


come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0

ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

חרב 
Chereb 
Usage: 413

Verse Info

Context Readings

An Invasion From The North

11 The house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously with me, says Jehovah. 12 They have lied about the Lord
And said, “Not He;
Misfortune will not come on us,
And we will not see sword or famine.
13 The prophets are as wind! The word is not in them. Thus it will be done to them!

Cross References

2 Chronicles 36:16

They mocked God's messengers. They despised his words, and made fun of his prophets until Jehovah became angry with his people. He could no longer heal them.

Deuteronomy 29:19

Be sure there is no one here today who hears these solemn demands and yet convinces himself that all will be well with him. He would go stubbornly on his own way. That would destroy all of you, good and evil alike.

1 Samuel 6:9

Then watch where it goes. If it goes up the road to its own country toward Beth Shemesh, then this disaster is Jehovah's doing. But if not, we will know it was not his hand that struck us, but what happened to us was an accident.

Psalm 10:6

He says to himself: Nothing can shake me. I will never face trouble.

Isaiah 28:14-15

Therefore hear the word of Jehovah, you scornful men, who rule this people who are in Jerusalem,

Jeremiah 4:10

I said, Lord Jehovah, you have greatly deceived these people and Jerusalem. You said that everything would go well for them, but a sword is held at their throats (threatens their lives).

Jeremiah 5:31

Prophets prophesy falsehoods. Priests rule under the prophets' directions, and my people love this. But what will you do when the end comes?'

Jeremiah 14:13-14

I said: Alas, O Lord Jehovah, prophets are telling them: 'You will not see wars or famines, for I will give you lasting peace in this place.

Jeremiah 23:14-17

Say this about the prophets of Jerusalem: 'I see something horrible. The prophets of Jerusalem commit adultery and live a lie. They support those who do evil so that no one turns back from his wickedness. They are all like Sodom to me, and those who live in Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.'

Jeremiah 28:4

I will also bring back the king of Judah, Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim, along with all of the people of Judah who went into exile in Babylon. I will break the power of the king of Babylon.' I Jehovah have spoken!'

Jeremiah 28:15-17

Then Jeremiah the prophet told the prophet Hananiah: Listen, Hananiah! Jehovah did not send you. You are making these people believe a lie.

Jeremiah 43:2-3

Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the arrogant (egotistical) men said to Jeremiah: You are telling a lie! Jehovah our God has not sent you to say: 'You are not to enter Egypt to reside there.

Ezekiel 12:22-28

Son of man, what is this proverb you people have concerning the land of Israel. You say: 'The days are long and every vision fails?'

Ezekiel 13:6

They see falsehood and lying divination. They are saying: 'Jehovah declares,' when Jehovah has not sent them. Yet they hope for the fulfillment of their word.

Micah 2:11

If a man who is a constant liar tells a lie saying: 'I will prophesy to you about wine and of strong drink;' he would be the prophet of this people.

Micah 3:11

The leaders judge for a bribe, and the priests teach for wages! The prophets predict for money yet they rely on Jehovah when they say: Is not Jehovah in the midst of us? No evil will come upon us.

Habakkuk 1:5-6

Look among the nations, watch, and be amazed. Though you are told you will not believe the work I do today.

1 Thessalonians 5:2-3

For you know perfectly that the Day of Jehovah will come like a thief in the night. (Zephaniah 1:14)

1 John 5:10

He who believes in the Son of God has the witness in him. He who does not believe God made him a liar because he does not believe the testimony God gives concerning his Son.

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