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Jeremiah 5:14

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14Therefore, this is what God said to me, God-of-the-Angel-Armies:

“Because they have talked this way,

they are going to eat those words.

Watch now! I’m putting my words

as fire in your mouth.

And the people are a pile of kindling

ready to go up in flames.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of hosts:

“Because you have spoken this word,

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

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

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Therefore, this is what the Lord God of Armies 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.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.