King James Version
Jeremiah 5:12 in the King James Version says “They have belied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famin...” — study this verse from Jeremiah chapter 5 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“They have belied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:”
Jeremiah 5:12 · KJV
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.
For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the LORD.
They have belied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:
And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“They have belied”
H3584to be untrue, in word (to lie, feign, disown) or deed (to disappoint, fail, cringe)
“the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“sword”
H2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“upon us neither shall we see”
H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
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