Jeremías 5:12

12 Negaron al SEÑOR, y dijeron: El no es, y no vendrá mal sobre nosotros, ni veremos espada ni hambre

Jeremías 5:12 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 5:12

They have belied the Lord, and said, it is not he
Or, "denied the Lord" ^F24, 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.

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FOOTNOTES:

F24 (hwhyb wvxkw) "egaverunt Dominum", V. L. Pagninus; "abnegant", Piscator; "abnegarunt Jehovam", Cocceius, Schmidt.

Jeremías 5:12 In-Context

10 Escalad sus muros, y destruid; mas no hagáis consumación; quitad las almenas de sus muros, porque no son del SEÑOR

11 Porque resueltamente se rebelaron contra mí la Casa de Israel y la Casa de Judá, dice el SEÑOR

12 Negaron al SEÑOR, y dijeron: El no es, y no vendrá mal sobre nosotros, ni veremos espada ni hambre

13 antes los profetas serán como viento, y no hay en ellos palabra; así se hará a ellos

14 Por tanto, así dijo el SEÑOR Dios de los ejércitos: Porque hablasteis esta palabra, he aquí yo pongo en tu boca mis palabras por fuego, y a este pueblo por leños, y los consumirá