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Jeremiah 5:14

Judgment

12 They have lied about the LORD and said: “He will not do anything; harm will not come to us; we will not see sword or famine.

13 The prophets are but wind, for the word is not in them. So let their own predictions befall them.”

Therefore this is what the LORD God of Hosts says: “Because you have spoken this word, I will make My words a fire in your mouth and this people the wood it consumes.

15 Behold, I am bringing a distant nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD. “It is an established nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know and whose speech you do not understand.

16 Their quivers are like open graves; they are all mighty men.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Therefore this is what the LORD God of Hosts says: “Because you have spoken this word, I will make My words a fire in your mouth and this people the wood it consumes.
KJV
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.
WEB
Therefore the LORD, the God of Armies says, “Because you speak this word, behold, I will make my words in your mouth fire, and this people wood, and it will devour them.
ASV
Wherefore thus saith Jehovah, the 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.
DARBY
Therefore thus saith Jehovah, the 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.
BLB
Therefore, thus says YHWH God of Hosts: “Because you⁺ speak this word, behold, I will make My words into a fire in your mouth, and this people the wood, and it shall devour them!
ÅB
Derfor sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud, så: Fordi dere taler slike ord, se, så gjør jeg mine ord i din munn til en ild og dette folk til ved, og ilden skal fortære dem.
OTB
Derfor, dette er hva Herren, Hærskarenes Gud, sier: “Fordi dere har talt dette ordet, vil jeg gjøre Mine ord i din munn til en ild og dette folket til ved, og det vil fortære dem.
B1930
Derfor sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud, så: Fordi I taler slike ord, se, så gjør jeg mine ord i din munn til en ild og dette folk til ved, og ilden skal fortære dem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 23:29

    “Is not My word like fire,” declares the LORD, “and like a hammer that smashes a rock?”

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  • Jeremiah 1:9

    Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.

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  • Hosea 6:5

    Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of My mouth, and My judgments go forth like lightning.

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  • Revelation 11:5–6

    If anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouths and devours their enemies. In this way, anyone who wants to harm them must be killed.

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  • Zechariah 1:6

    But did not My words and My statutes, which I commanded My servants the prophets, overtake your fathers? They repented and said, ‘Just as the LORD of Hosts purposed to do to us according to our ways and deeds, so He has done to us.’”

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  • 2 Kings 1:10–14

    Elijah answered the captain, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And fire came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.

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  • Jeremiah 28:15–17

    Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The LORD did not send you, but you have persuaded this people to trust in a lie.

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