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Jeremiah 5:14

The Lord Proclaims Judgment

14  Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of hosts:

“Because you have spoken this word,

behold, yI am making my words in your mouth za fire,

and this people wood, and the fire shall consume them.

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Jeremiah 5:14 — The New International Version (NIV)

14 Therefore this is what the Lord God Almighty says:

“Because the people have spoken these words,

I will make my words in your mouth a fire

and these people the wood it consumes.

Jeremiah 5:14 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

14 Wherefore thus saith the Lord God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.

Jeremiah 5:14 — New Living Translation (NLT)

14 Therefore, this is what the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies says:

“Because the people are talking like this,

my messages will flame out of your mouth

and burn the people like kindling wood.

Jeremiah 5:14 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

14 Therefore thus says the Lord God of hosts:

“Because you speak this word,

Behold, I will make My words in your mouth fire,

And this people wood,

And it shall devour them.

Jeremiah 5:14 — New Century Version (NCV)

14 So this is what the Lord God All-Powerful says:

“The people said I would not punish them.

So, the words I give you will be like fire,

and these people will be like wood that it burns up.

Jeremiah 5:14 — American Standard Version (ASV)

14 Wherefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.

Jeremiah 5:14 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

14 Therefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of hosts: Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.

Jeremiah 5:14 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

14 This is what the Lord God of Armies says: 

Because you’ve talked like this, 

I’m going to put my words in your mouth like a fire. 

These people will be like wood. 

My words will burn them up. 

Jeremiah 5:14 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

14 Therefore, this is what the Lord God of Hosts says:

Because you have spoken this word,

I am going to make My words

become fire in your mouth.

These people are the wood,

and the fire will consume them.

Jeremiah 5:14 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

14 Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of hosts:

Because they have spoken this word,

I am now making my words in your mouth a fire,

and this people wood, and the fire shall devour them.

Jeremiah 5:14 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

14 Therefore thus says Yahweh, the God of hosts,

“Because you have spoken this word,

look, I am making my words in your mouth like a fire,

and this people wood, and it will devour them.

Jeremiah 5:14 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

14 The Lord God rules over all. He says to me,

“The people have spoken those words.

So my words will be like fire in your mouth.

I will make the people like wood.

And the fire will burn them up.”

Jeremiah 5:14 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

14 Therefore, thus says the Lord, the God of hosts,

Because you have spoken this word,

Behold, I am making My words in your mouth fire

And this people wood, and it will consume them.


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