Jeremiah 5:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Jeremiah 5:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 5:14 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 5:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Therefore Yahweh, the God of Armies says, “Because you speak this word, behold, I will make my words in your mouth fire, and this people wood, and it will devour them.”
Jeremiah 5:14 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 5:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Wherefore thus saith Jehovah, the 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. ”
Jeremiah 5:14 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 5:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Therefore, thus said Jehovah, God of Hosts, Because of your speaking this word, Lo, I am making My words in thy mouth become fire, And this people wood, and it hath devoured them.”
Jeremiah 5:14 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 5:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Therefore thus saith Jehovah, theGod 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. ”
Jeremiah 5:14 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 5:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Wherefore thus saith the Lord God of hostes, Because ye speake such wordes, beholde, I will put my wordes into thy mouth, like a fire, and this people shall be as wood, and it shall deuoure them.”
Jeremiah 5:14 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 5:14 in Context — Jeremiah 5
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:
13 And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.
14 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.
15 Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the Lord: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.
16 Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.
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What Does Jeremiah 5:14 Mean?
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