12 They have (A)lied about the Lord
And said, “[a](B)Not He;
Misfortune will (C)not come upon us,
(D)Nor will we see sword or famine.

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  1. Jeremiah 5:12 Lit He is not

12 They have lied(A) about the Lord;
    they said, “He will do nothing!
No harm will come to us;(B)
    we will never see sword or famine.(C)

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12 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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False Prophets

13 But I said, “Oh, Lord [a]God! Behold, the prophets are telling them, ‘You (A)will not see a sword, nor will you have famine; on the contrary, I will give you lasting (B)peace in this place.’”

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  1. Jeremiah 14:13 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord

13 But I said, “Alas, Sovereign Lord! The prophets(A) keep telling them, ‘You will not see the sword or suffer famine.(B) Indeed, I will give you lasting peace(C) in this place.’”

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13 Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.

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