Jeremiah 5:12

Modern English Version

They have lied about the Lord, and said, “Not He. Neither shall evil come upon us, nor shall we see sword or famine.”

Cross References

2 Chronicles 36:16

But they continued to jest regarding the messengers of God, despising His word and making fun of His prophets until the wrath of the Lord came up against His people, until there was no remedy.

Psalm 10:6

He says in his heart, “I shall not be moved; for generations I shall not meet adversity.”

Psalm 14:1

The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds, there is no one who does good.

Proverbs 30:9

lest I be full and deny You, and say, “Who is the Lord?” or lest I be poor, and steal, and profane the name of my God.

Jeremiah 14:22

Are there any among the idols of the nations that can cause rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Is it not You, O  Lord our God? Therefore, we will wait upon You, for You have done all these things.

Jeremiah 2:6

They did not say, “Where is the Lord who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, who led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through and where no man lived?”

Jeremiah 28:4

And I will bring back to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah who went into Babylon, says the Lord, for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.”

Jeremiah 4:10

Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Surely You have greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, ‘You shall have peace,’ whereas the sword reaches the throat.”

Jeremiah 43:1

When Jeremiah had finished speaking to all the people all these words of the Lord their God, with which the Lord their God had sent him to them,

Jeremiah 5:31

The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority; and My people love to have it so. Yet what will you do in the end?

Jeremiah 6:14

They have healed also the brokenness of the daughter of My people superficially, saying, “Peace, peace,” when there is no peace.

Ezekiel 13:6

They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, “The Lord says,” when the Lord has not sent them. And they have made others to hope for the confirmation of their word.

Micah 2:11

If a man, going about vapidly and deceitfully, lies, “I will preach for you wine and beer,” he would be just the preacher for this people.

Micah 3:11

Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet upon the Lord they lean, saying, “Is not the Lord in our midst? Evil will not come upon us.”

Deuteronomy 29:19

and it happens that, when he hears the words of this covenant, he blesses himself in his heart, saying, “I shall have peace, even though I walk in the stubbornness of my heart,” thus destroying the watered ground with the dry.

1 John 5:10

Whoever believes in the Son of God has this witness in himself. Whoever does not believe God has made Him out to be a liar, because he does not believe the testimony that God gave about His Son.

1 Samuel 6:9

See, if it goes up by the way of His own territory to Beth-shemesh, then He has done us this great evil. But if not, then we will know that it is not His hand that struck us; it was by chance that it happened to us.”