Jeremiah 5:12

12 They have belied the LORD, and said, "It is not He; neither shall evil come upon us, neither shall we see sword nor famine.

Jeremiah 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.

Jeremiah 5:12 In-Context

10 "Go ye up upon her walls and destroy, but make not a full end; take away her battlements, for they are not the LORD'S.

11 For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against Me," saith the LORD.

12 They have belied the LORD, and said, "It is not He; neither shall evil come upon us, neither shall we see sword nor famine.

13 And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them; thus shall it be done unto them."

14 Therefore, thus saith the LORD God of hosts: "Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make My words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.