Geremia 5:12

12 Rinnegano l’Eterno, e dicono: "Non esiste; nessun male ci verrà addosso, noi non vedremo né spada né fame;

Geremia 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.

Geremia 5:12 In-Context

10 Salite sulle sue mura e distruggete, ma non la finite del tutto; portate via i suoi tralci, perché non son dell’Eterno!

11 Poiché la casa d’Israele e la casa di Giuda m’hanno tradito, dice l’Eterno.

12 Rinnegano l’Eterno, e dicono: "Non esiste; nessun male ci verrà addosso, noi non vedremo né spada né fame;

13 i profeti non sono che vento, e nessuno parla in essi. Quel che minacciano sia fatto a loro!"

14 Perciò così parla l’Eterno, l’Iddio degli eserciti: Perché avete detto quelle parole, ecco, io farò che la parola mia sia come fuoco nella tua bocca, che questo popolo sia come legno, e che quel fuoco lo divori.