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Jeremiah 5:12

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5:12“These people have denied what the Lord says.38

They have said, ‘That is not so!39

No harm will come to us.

We will not experience war and famine.40

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Footnotes

  1. 38 Heb “have denied the Lord.” The words “What … says” are implicit in what follows.
  2. 39 Or “he will do nothing”; Heb “Not he [or it]!”
  3. 40 Heb “we will not see the sword and famine.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

They have spoken falsely of the Lord

and have said, ‘He will do nothing;

no disaster will come upon us,

nor shall we see sword or famine.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

They have lied about the Lord;

they said, “He will do nothing!

No harm will come to us;

we will never see sword or famine.

CSBChristian Standard 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.”

NLTNew Living Translation

“They have lied about the Lord

and said, ‘He won’t bother us!

No disasters will come upon us.

There will be no war or famine.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“They have denied Yahweh, and have said,

‘Not he, for evil will not come on us,

we will see neither sword nor famine.

KJV 1900King 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: