Jeremiah

Jeremiah 5:12–14

12They 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.

13The prophets are but wind,

for the word is not in them.

So let their own predictions befall them.a”

14Therefore 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.

Footnotes

  • a 5:13 Literally let this befall them.

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Jeremiah 5:12

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
They have liedכִּֽחֲשׁוּ֙ki·ḥă·šūVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person common pluralH3584 be disappointing, deceive, fail, grow lean
about the LORDבַּיהוָ֔הYah·wehPreposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
and saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּway·yō·mə·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH559 utter, say
Heה֑וּאhūPronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
will not do anythingלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
harmרָעָ֔הrā·‘āhAdjective - feminine singularH7451 bad, evil
will notוְלֹא־wə·lō-Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
comeתָב֤וֹאṯā·ḇō·wVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
to usעָלֵ֙ינוּ֙‘ā·lê·nūPreposition; first person common pluralH5921 height
we will notל֥וֹאlō·wAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
seeנִרְאֶֽה׃nir·’ehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common pluralH7200 see
swordוְחֶ֥רֶבwə·ḥe·reḇConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH2719 sword
or famineוְרָעָ֖בwə·rā·‘āḇConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH7458 famine, hunger

Jeremiah 5:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The prophetsוְהַנְּבִיאִים֙wə·han·nə·ḇî·’îmConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
areיִֽהְי֣וּyih·yūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
but windלְר֔וּחַlə·rū·aḥPreposition-l; Noun - common singularH7307 breath, wind, spirit
for the wordוְהַדִּבֵּ֖רwə·had·dib·bêrConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH1699 pasture
notאֵ֣ין’ênAdverbH369 nothing, nought
in themבָּהֶ֑םbā·hemPreposition; third person masculine plural
So letכֹּ֥הkōhAdverbH3541 thus, here
befallיֵעָשֶׂ֖הyê·‘ā·śehVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
themלָהֶֽם׃סlā·hemPreposition; third person masculine plural

Jeremiah 5:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןlā·ḵênAdverbH3651 right, veritable, honest
this is whatכֹּֽה־kōh-AdverbH3541 thus, here
the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י’ĕ·lō·hêNoun - masculine plural constructH430 God
of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯNoun - common pluralH6635 army, war, warfare
saysאָמַ֤ר’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Becauseיַ֚עַןya·‘anAdverbH3282 purpose, intention
you have spokenדַּבֶּרְכֶ֔םdab·ber·ḵemVerb - Piel - Infinitive construct; second person masculine pluralH1696 speak
thisהַזֶּ֑הhaz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
wordהַדָּבָ֖רhad·dā·ḇārArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1697 speech, word
I will makeנֹתֵן֩nō·ṯênVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
My wordsדְּבָרַ֨יdə·ḇā·rayNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH1697 speech, word
a fireלְאֵ֗שׁlə·’êšPreposition-l; Noun - common singularH784 fire
in your mouthבְּפִ֜יךָbə·p̄î·ḵāPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH6310 mouth
and thisהַזֶּ֛הhaz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
peopleוְהָעָ֥םwə·hā·‘āmConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
the woodעֵצִ֖ים‘ê·ṣîmNoun - masculine pluralH6086 tree, trees, wood
it consumesוַאֲכָלָֽתַם׃wa·’ă·ḵā·lā·ṯamConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine pluralH398 eat

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 5:12 2 Chronicles 36:16 · Psalm 10:6 · 1 Samuel 6:9 · Jeremiah 5:31 · Deuteronomy 29:19 · Jeremiah 43:2–3 · Isaiah 28:14–15 · Jeremiah 28:15–17 · Ezekiel 12:22–28 · Jeremiah 14:13–14 · Jeremiah 28:4 · Jeremiah 23:14–17

Jeremiah 5:13 Jeremiah 14:15 · Job 8:2 · Jeremiah 14:13

Jeremiah 5:14 Jeremiah 23:29 · Jeremiah 1:9 · Hosea 6:5 · Revelation 11:5–6 · Zechariah 1:6 · Jeremiah 28:15–17 · 2 Kings 1:10–14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.