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Monday, July 28th, 2025
the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
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Contemporary English Version
Jeremiah 5:12
Their prophets lie and say, "The Lord won't punish us. We will have peace and plenty of food."
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Christian Standard Bible®
They have contradicted the Lordand insisted, “It won’t happen.Harm won’t come to us;we won’t see sword or famine.”
They have contradicted the Lordand insisted, “It won’t happen.Harm won’t come to us;we won’t see sword or famine.”
Hebrew Names Version
They have denied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come on us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:
They have denied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come on us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:
King 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:
They have belied the Lord , and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:
English 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.
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.
New American Standard Bible
They have lied about the LORD And said, "Not He; Misfortune will not come upon us, Nor will we see sword or famine.
They have lied about the LORD And said, "Not He; Misfortune will not come upon us, Nor will we see sword or famine.
New Century Version
Those people have lied about the Lord and said, "He will not do anything to us! Nothing bad will happen to us! We will never see war or hunger!
Those people have lied about the Lord and said, "He will not do anything to us! Nothing bad will happen to us! We will never see war or hunger!
Amplified Bible
They have lied about and denied the LORD By saying, "It is not He [who speaks through His prophets]; Misfortune and evil shall not come on us, Nor will we see war or famine.
They have lied about and denied the LORD By saying, "It is not He [who speaks through His prophets]; Misfortune and evil shall not come on us, Nor will we see war or famine.
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:
They have denied Yahweh, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come on us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:
Geneva Bible (1587)
They haue denied the Lorde, and saide, It is not he, neither shall the plague come vpon vs, neither shall we see sworde nor famine.
They haue denied the Lorde, and saide, It is not he, neither shall the plague come vpon vs, neither shall we see sworde nor famine.
Legacy Standard Bible
They have dealt falsely about YahwehAnd said, "Not He;Calamity will not come on us,And we will not see sword or famine.
They have dealt falsely about YahwehAnd said, "Not He;Calamity will not come on us,And we will not see sword or famine.
Berean Standard Bible
They have lied about the LORD and said, "He will not do anything; harm will not come to us; we will not see sword or famine.
They have lied about the LORD and said, "He will not do anything; harm will not come to us; we will not see sword or famine.
Complete Jewish Bible
They have denied Adonai , they have said, "He won't do anything, calamity will not strike us, we will see neither sword nor famine.
They have denied Adonai , they have said, "He won't do anything, calamity will not strike us, we will see neither sword nor famine.
Darby Translation
They have denied Jehovah, and say, He is not; and evil shall not come upon us, nor shall we see sword nor famine;
They have denied Jehovah, and say, He is not; and evil shall not come upon us, nor shall we see sword nor famine;
Easy-to-Read Version
"Those people lied about the Lord . They said, ‘He will not do anything to us. Nothing bad will happen to us. We will never see an army attack us. We will never starve.'
"Those people lied about the Lord . They said, ‘He will not do anything to us. Nothing bad will happen to us. We will never see an army attack us. We will never starve.'
George Lamsa Translation
They have lied against the LORD and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:
They have lied against the LORD and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:
Good News Translation
The Lord 's people have denied him and have said, "He won't really do anything. We won't have hard times; we won't have war or famine."
The Lord 's people have denied him and have said, "He won't really do anything. We won't have hard times; we won't have war or famine."
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.
"They have denied Yahweh, and have said, ‘Not he, for evil will not come on us, we will see neither sword nor famine.
Literal Translation
They have lied against Jehovah and said, It is not He; and, No evil shall come on us; and, We shall not see sword or famine.
They have lied against Jehovah and said, It is not He; and, No evil shall come on us; and, We shall not see sword or famine.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
They haue denied the LORDE, and sayde: it is not he. Tush, there shall no mi?fortune come vpon vs, we shall se nether swearde ner honger.
They haue denied the LORDE, and sayde: it is not he. Tush, there shall no mi?fortune come vpon vs, we shall se nether swearde ner honger.
American Standard Version
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 Jehovah, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:
Bible in Basic English
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 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:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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 belied the LORD, and said: 'It is not He, neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine;
King James Version (1611)
They haue belyed the Lord, and said; It is not he, neither shall euill come vpon vs, neither shal we see sword nor famine.
They haue belyed the Lord, and said; It is not he, neither shall euill come vpon vs, neither shal we see sword nor famine.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
They haue denied the Lorde and sayde, It is not he [that loketh vpon vs] tushe, there shall no misfortune come vpon vs, we shall see neither sworde nor hunger.
They haue denied the Lorde and sayde, It is not he [that loketh vpon vs] tushe, there shall no misfortune come vpon vs, we shall see neither sworde nor hunger.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
have lied to their Lord, and they have said, These things are not so; no evils shall come upon us; and we shall not see sword or famine.
have lied to their Lord, and they have said, These things are not so; no evils shall come upon us; and we shall not see sword or famine.
English Revised Version
They have denied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:
They have denied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
thei denyeden the Lord, and seiden, He is not, nether yuel schal come on vs; we schulen not se swerd and hungur.
thei denyeden the Lord, and seiden, He is not, nether yuel schal come on vs; we schulen not se swerd and hungur.
Update Bible Version
They have denied Yahweh, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come on 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:
Webster's Bible Translation
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 belied the LORD, and said, [It is] not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:
New English Translation
"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.
"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.
New King James Version
They have lied about the LORD, And said, "It is not He. Neither will evil come upon us, Nor shall we see sword or famine.
They have lied about the LORD, And said, "It is not He. Neither will evil come upon us, Nor shall we see sword or famine.
New 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.
"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.
New Life Bible
"They have lied about the Lord and said, ‘He will do nothing. Nothing bad will happen to us, and we will not see sword or hunger.
"They have lied about the Lord and said, ‘He will do nothing. Nothing bad will happen to us, and we will not see sword or hunger.
New Revised Standard
They have spoken falsely of the Lord , and have said, "He will do nothing. No evil will come upon us, and we shall not see sword or famine."
They have spoken falsely of the Lord , and have said, "He will do nothing. No evil will come upon us, and we shall not see sword or famine."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
They have acted deceptively against Yahweh, And have said, Not He! Neither shall there come upon us, calamity, Nor sword nor famine, shall we see;
They have acted deceptively against Yahweh, And have said, Not He! Neither shall there come upon us, calamity, Nor sword nor famine, shall we see;
Douay-Rheims Bible
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 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.
Revised Standard Version
They have spoken falsely of the LORD, and have said, 'He will do nothing; no evil will come upon us, nor shall we see sword or famine.
They have spoken falsely of the LORD, and have said, 'He will do nothing; no evil will come upon us, nor shall we see sword or famine.
Young's Literal Translation
They have lied against Jehovah, And they say, `[It is] not He, Nor come in against us doth evil, Yea, sword and famine we do not see.
They have lied against Jehovah, And they say, `[It is] not He, Nor come in against us doth evil, Yea, sword and famine we do not see.
THE MESSAGE
"They've spread lies about God . They've said, ‘There's nothing to him. Nothing bad will happen to us, neither famine nor war will come our way. The prophets are all windbags. They speak nothing but nonsense.'"
"They've spread lies about God . They've said, ‘There's nothing to him. Nothing bad will happen to us, neither famine nor war will come our way. The prophets are all windbags. They speak nothing but nonsense.'"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
They have lied about the LORD And said, "Not He; Misfortune will not come on us, And we will not see sword or famine.
They have lied about the LORD And said, "Not He; Misfortune will not come on us, And we will not see sword or famine.
Contextual Overview
10 I will tell their enemies, "Go through my vineyard. Don't destroy the vines, but cut off the branches, because they are the people who don't belong to me." 11 In every way, Judah and Israel have been unfaithful to me. 12 Their prophets lie and say, "The Lord won't punish us. We will have peace and plenty of food." 13 They tell these lies in my name, so now they will be killed in war or starve to death. 14 I am the Lord God All-Powerful. Jeremiah, I will tell you exactly what to say. Your words will be a fire; Israel and Judah will be the fuel. 15 People of Israel, I have made my decision. An army from a distant country will attack you. I've chosen an ancient nation, and you won't understand their language. 16 All of them are warriors, and their arrows bring death. 17 This nation will eat your crops and livestock; they will leave no fruit on your vines or trees. And although you feel safe behind thick walls, your towns will be destroyed and your children killed. 18 The Lord said: Jeremiah, the enemy army won't kill everyone in Judah. 19 And the people who survive will ask, "Why did the Lord our God do such terrible things to us?" Then tell them: I am the Lord , but you abandoned me and worshiped other gods in your own land. Now you will be slaves in a foreign country.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
have belied: Jeremiah 5:31, Jeremiah 4:10, Jeremiah 14:13, Jeremiah 14:14, Jeremiah 23:14-17, Jeremiah 28:15-17, Jeremiah 43:2, Jeremiah 43:3, Deuteronomy 29:19, 1 Samuel 6:9, 2 Chronicles 36:16, Isaiah 28:14, Isaiah 28:15, Ezekiel 12:22-28, Ezekiel 13:6, Micah 2:11, Micah 3:11, Habakkuk 1:5, Habakkuk 1:6, 1 John 5:10
neither: Jeremiah 23:17, Jeremiah 28:4, Psalms 10:6, 1 Thessalonians 5:2, 1 Thessalonians 5:3
Reciprocal: Genesis 19:14 - as one Deuteronomy 28:58 - fear this glorious 1 Kings 13:18 - But Isaiah 5:19 - Let him Jeremiah 6:14 - Peace Jeremiah 14:15 - Sword and famine shall not Jeremiah 18:18 - and let us not Jeremiah 24:10 - General Ezekiel 6:10 - General 2 Peter 3:4 - where
Cross-References
Luke 3:37
Methuselah, Enoch, Jared, Mahalaleel, Kenan,
Methuselah, Enoch, Jared, Mahalaleel, Kenan,
Gill's Notes on the Bible
They have belied the Lord, and said, it is not he,.... Or, "denied the Lord" x, as some render the words, saying that there was no God; which, though they might not deliver in express words, yet inasmuch as they denied his providence, and disbelieved his word by his prophets, it was tacitly denying that there was a God, or that the Lord was God. The meaning of the phrase "not he" may be, he takes no notice of what is done by us; he does not concern himself with our affairs; nor has he given any such orders to our enemies, as above; nor said these things by the prophets which are pretended:
neither shall evil come upon us; they speak of:
neither shall we see sword nor famine; war and sieges, and famine, the consequence of them.
x ××××©× ××××× "egaverunt Dominum", V. L. Pagninus; "abnegant", Piscator; "abnegarunt Jehovam", Cocceius, Schmidt.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
It is not he - i. e., Who speaks by the prophets.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Jeremiah 5:12. They have belied the Lord — ×××©× kichashu. They have denied or disavowed the Lord.
It is not he — ××× ××× lo hu, he is not; there is no such being; therefore this evil shall not come upon us. On their premises, this conclusion was just. There is no judge; therefore there shall be no judgment. Thus they denied the Lord. They were atheists at heart.
