But they kept ridiculing God’s messengers, despising his words, and scoffing at his prophets, until the Lord’s wrath was so stirred up against his people that there was no remedy.
Jeremiah 5:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised They have contradicted the Lord and insisted, ‘It won’t happen. , Harm won’t come to us; we won’t see sword or famine.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 They have belied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They have lied about and denied the Lord by saying, It is not He [Who speaks through His prophets]! Evil shall not come upon us; nor shall we see war or famine. American Standard Version (1901) They have denied Jehovah, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine: Common English Bible They have lied about the LORD and said, “He’ll do nothing! Disaster won’t come upon us; we won’t see war or famine.” Catholic Public Domain Version They have denied the Lord, and they have said, 'It is not him,' and, 'Evil will not overwhelm us. We will not see famine and the sword.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version They have denied the Lord and said: It is not he and the evil shall not come upon us. We shall not see the sword and famine. |
But they kept ridiculing God’s messengers, despising his words, and scoffing at his prophets, until the Lord’s wrath was so stirred up against his people that there was no remedy.
Otherwise, I might have too much and deny you, saying, ‘Who is the Lord? ’ or I might have nothing and steal, profaning the name of my God.
Can any of the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Or can the skies alone give showers? Are you not the Lord our God? We therefore put our hope in you, for you have done all these things.
They stopped asking, ‘Where is the Lord who brought us from the land of Egypt, who led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and ravines, through a land of drought and darkness, a land no one travelled through and where no one lived? ’
And I will restore to this place Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and all the exiles from Judah who went to Babylon” #– #this is the Lord’s declaration #– #“for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.” ’
I said, ‘Oh no, Lord God, you have certainly deceived this people and Jerusalem, by announcing, “You will have peace,” while a sword is at our throats.’
When Jeremiah had finished speaking to all the people all the words of the Lord their God #– #all these words the Lord their God had sent him to give them #– #
The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it like this. But what will you do at the end of it?
They have treated my people’s brokenness superficially, claiming, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace.
They saw false visions and their divinations were a lie. They claimed, ‘This is the Lord’s declaration,’ when the Lord did not send them, yet they wait for the fulfilment of their message.
If a man comes and utters empty lies – ‘I will preach to you about wine and beer’ – he would be just the preacher for this people!
Her leaders issue rulings for a bribe, her priests teach for payment, and her prophets practise divination for silver. Yet they lean on the Lord, saying, ‘Isn’t the Lord among us? No disaster will overtake us.’
When someone hears the words of this oath, he may consider himself exempt, thinking, “I will have peace even though I follow my own stubborn heart.” This will lead to the destruction of the well-watered land as well as the dry land.
The one who believes in the Son of God has this testimony within himself. The one who does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony God has given about his Son.
Then watch: If it goes up the road to its homeland towards Beth-shemesh, it is the Lord who has made this terrible trouble for us. However, if it doesn’t, we will know that it was not his hand that punished us #– #it was only something that happened to us by chance.’