Jeremiah 5:12
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.This verse in the real world
Who
In what words
- כָּחַשׁkâchashto be untrue, in word (to lie, feign, disown) or deed (to disappoint, fail, cringe)
- חֶרֶבcherebdrought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or ot
- רַעraʻbad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- רָאָהrâʼâhto see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitiv
- בּוֹאbôwʼto go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- אָמַרʼâmarto say (used with great latitude)
- יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of God
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
2Ch 36:16, Jer 28:15–17, Jer 23:14–17, Psa 10:6, Jer 28:4, Ezk 12:22–28, Deu 29:19, Jer 43:2–3