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."
— Jeremiah 5:12, World English Bible
“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: ”
““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:”
Shouldn't I punish them for these things?" says Yahweh; "and shouldn't my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
"Go up on her walls, and destroy; but don't make a full end. Take away her branches; for they are not Yahweh's.
For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me," says Yahweh.
They have denied Yahweh, and said, "It is not he; neither shall evil come on us; neither shall we see sword nor famine.
The prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them. Thus shall it be done to them."
Therefore thus says Yahweh, the God of Armies, "Because you speak this word, behold, I will make my words in your mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.
Behold, I will bring a nation on you from far, house of Israel," says Yahweh. "It is a mighty nation. It is an ancient nation, a nation whose language you don't know, neither understand what they say.