King James Version (KJV)
Jeremiah 5:12
“They have belied the LORD, and said, [It is] not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:”
Verse in context — Jeremiah 5
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
Wherefore 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.
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