Catholic Public Domain Version
"They have denied the Lord, and they have said, ‘It is not him,’ and, ‘Evil will not overwhelm us. We will not see famine and the sword.’ "
— Jeremiah 5:12, Catholic Public Domain 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:”
“They have denied Jehovah, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine: ”
“They have denied Yahweh, and said, "It is not he; neither shall evil come on us; neither shall we see sword nor famine.”
““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.”
“They 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.”
“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:”
“They have belied the Lord, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:”
Shall I not visit against these things, says the Lord? And shall my soul not take vengeance on a nation such as this?
Scale its walls and tear them down. But do not be willing to bring about its very end. Take away its plantings, for they are not the Lord’s.
For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have greatly transgressed against me, says the Lord.
They have denied the Lord, and they have said, ‘It is not him,’ and, ‘Evil will not overwhelm us. We will not see famine and the sword.’
The prophets have spoken into the wind, and there was no answer with them. Therefore, these things will happen to them.”
Thus says the Lord, the God of hosts: “Since you have spoken this word, behold, I will make my words in your mouth like fire and this people like wood, and it will devour them.
Behold, O house of Israel, I will lead over you a far away nation, says the Lord, a robust nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language you will not know, nor will you understand what they are saying.