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Jeremiah 5:14

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Judgment Proclaimed

14 Therefore, thus says the LORD, the God of hosts, "Because you have spoken this word, Behold, I am 1making My words in your mouth fire And this people wood, and it will consume them.
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Jeremiah 5:14 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 5:14

Wherefore thus saith the Lord God of hosts, because ye speak
this word
That it is not the Lord; it is not he that speaks; it is no prophecy of him, and therefore shall become wind, and come to nothing: behold, I will make my word in thy mouth fire:
it shall have its effect, and a dreadful one; it shall not become wind, but be as fire, not to enlighten the understanding, to purify the conscience, and warm the heart; but to torture, distress, and destroy, as the fire of the word out of the mouths of the two witnesses, ( Revelation 11:5 ) : and this people wood, and it shall devour them;
as wood is devoured by fire, so shall this people be destroyed by sword and famine, as the word of the prophecy has declared they should; and which was done by the following means.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Jeremiah 5:14 In-Context

12 They have lied about the LORD And said, "Not He; Misfortune will not come on us, And we will not see sword or famine.
13 "The prophets are as wind, And the word is not in them. Thus it will be done to them!"
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.
15 "Behold, I am bringing a nation against you from afar, O house of Israel," declares the LORD . "It is an enduring nation, It is an ancient nation, A nation whose language you do not know, Nor can you understand what they say.
16 "Their quiver is like an open grave, All of them are mighty men.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Isaiah 24:6; Jeremiah 1:9; Jeremiah 23:29; Hosea 6:5; Zechariah 1:6
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