Jeremiah Chapter 5 verse 12 Holy Bible
They have denied Jehovah, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:
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They would have nothing to do with the Lord, saying, He will do nothing, and no evil will come to us; we will not see the sword or be short of food:
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They have denied Jehovah, and say, He is not; and evil shall not come upon us, nor shall we see sword nor famine;
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They have belied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:
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They have denied Yahweh, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come on us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:
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They have lied against Jehovah, And they say, ``It is' not He, Nor come in against us doth evil, Yea, sword and famine we do not see.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 12. - It is not he. Understand "who speaks by the prophets" (Payne Smith). It is hardly conceivable that any of the Jews absolutely denied the existence of Jehovah. They were practical, not speculative unbelievers, like men of the world in general.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(12) It is not he.--i.e., It is not Jehovah who speaks. They listened to the prophet's warnings as if they came from himself only, and brought with them no certainty of the "sword" or "famine" which they foretold. Perhaps, however, the words refer also to the denial that Jehovah was working in the sufferings that fell upon the people, or even to a more entire denial, like that of the fool in Psalm 14:1.
